Plants, algae and some bacteria naturally harvest sunlight to produce energy and raw materials for themselves. Now, scientists have found a way to take the same processes from plants to generate electricity and make chemicals like drugs and nutrients. They are creating a power system that is literally green. Engineers have attempted to mimic plants using devices like photovoltaic panels for some time, but now they can simply co-opt a plant mechanism directly to do the same things at very low costs. Go to story #1