There are also attempts to imitate photosynthesis in technical systems. Artificial photosynthesis could become a future source of energy. It may be added that a great deal of the research at the Center for Chemistry is of environmental interest. Measurements in Compound Eyes Functional morphology in Lund is a subject with neurobiological orientation. The scientists investigate not only the connections within the nervous system, but also the function of sensory organs and their projections on the nervous system.
Invertebrates are particularly interesting.
Very sensitive methods have been developed to measure the effect of light on compound eyes by inserting microelectrodes. Zoophysiologists study nerve regeneration and receptors in cell membranes, which are important for understanding how nerve pathways originate. Systematic botany is a classical, well-developed discipline. Current research concerns, among other things, lichens and fungi. Plants have complicated systems for regulating their basic metabolism, photosynthesis, and respiration.