true06/28/2023Environmental factors like temperature play a large role in how well a plant will grow and if it reaches its full potential. Using computer simulations, two lab groups at the MSU-DOE Plant Research Laboratory teamed up to investigate how isoprene levels and temperature affect the thylakoid membrane of plants at the nanoscale.

• Environmental factors like temperature play a large role in how well a plant will grow and if it reaches its full potential
• Researchers from the Vermaas and Sharkey labs used computer simulations to investigate how isoprene levels and temperature affect the thylakoid membrane of plants at the nanoscale
• While isoprene concentrations did not have much effect, the membranes were sensitive to temperature

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