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In one era and out the other

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Discoveries in Photosynthesis

Part of the book series: Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration ((AIPH,volume 20))

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A guided tour through much of photosynthesis research as I saw it, 1936–2001, is presented here. For earlier perspectives, see [Myers 1974] (Plant Physiol 54: 420–426) and 1996 (Photosynth Res 50: 195–208).

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  1. Section of Integrative Biology, University of Texas, Austin, TX, 78712, USA

    Jack Myers

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  1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA

    Govindjee

  2. University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    J. Thomas Beatty

  3. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, USA

    Howard Gest

  4. Queen Mary University of London, London, UK

    John F. Allen

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Myers, J. (2005). In one era and out the other. In: Govindjee, Beatty, J.T., Gest, H., Allen, J.F. (eds) Discoveries in Photosynthesis. Advances in Photosynthesis and Respiration, vol 20. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-3324-9_5

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