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James Alan Bassham
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Senior Scientist, Chemical Biodynamics Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 1978–86; Research Chemist, 1949–77. Coauthor of Photosynthesis of Carbon Compounds; The Path of Carbon in Photosynthesis.

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Diagram of a tree leaf illustrating photosynthesis, with arrows showing sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide entering the leaf and sugars and oxygen being produced. A person is shown beside the tree to demonstrate the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between plants and animals.
Photosynthesis, the process by which green plants and certain other organisms transform light energy into chemical energy. During photosynthesis in green plants, light energy is captured and used to convert water, carbon dioxide, and minerals into oxygen and energy-rich organic compounds. It would…
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