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Why are organisms with hemoglobin unable to photosynthesize?


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Hemoglobin does not capture the sun's energy. Chlorophyll does...If we had chlorophyll we could just go outside and sit in the sun for lunch...dieting would be tough in the tropics...:)

Peter Faletra Ph.D.
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