red75prime t1_iyebe7r wrote
Reply to comment by cy13erpunk in If you would get a window open up on all of your electronic devices simply displaying "Let AI take control of the planet? - Yes/No" How would you react? by HumanSeeing
Today, yes. But leaves and algae are green, not black. It points to a possibility of enhancement.
I haven't found comparative data on biomass production by purple phototrophic bacteria, but it may be possible that they outcompete chlorophyll-based photosynthesis. Unfortunately, they are anaerobic.
cy13erpunk t1_iyeof6l wrote
they clearly do not outcompete otherwise they would be the dominate photosynthesis on earth
they might outperform in a very specific laboratory setting [ie narrow task], these are two different arguments
red75prime t1_iyep4zy wrote
Of course they can't compete after the great oxygenation event. It doesn't mean that their chemistry can't be used (as inspiration) of enhanced across-the-spectrum photosynthesis.
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