Abstract
According to news reporting based on a preprint abstract, our journalists obtained the following quote sourced from biorxiv.org: “Kranz syndrome is a set of leaf anatomical and functional characteristics of species using C4 photosynthesis. “The current model for the evolution of C4 photosynthesis from a C3 ancestor proposes a series of gradual anatomical changes followed by a biochemical adaptation of the C4 cycle enzymatic machinery.