by Minsoo Kim on August 13th, 2005

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Can plants carry out photosynthesis with X-rays and gamma-rays?

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  • by Roger Kovaciny on October 6th, 2005

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    No, even if it were possible they wouldn't live long enough. Such energetic radiation would kill the plant. A comparable question would be "Could I get a suntan from X-rays and gamma rays?" Same answer.

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