Light-independent reaction. Definition. noun. The series of biochemical reactions in photosynthesis that do not require light to proceed, and ultimately produce organic molecules from carbon dioxide. Supplement. The energy released from ATP (produced during the light reactions) drives this metabolic pathway.
Deadly 'Kissing Bug' Found In Southern States. As many as 300,000 Americans are living with the parasitic disease acquired from the bugs. Triatomine bugs, known more commonly as issing bugs, have been found in North Carolina, Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Almost all known species reside in the New World. They are best known as vectors of Chagas disease, a disease caused by transmission of the blood parasite, Trypanosoma cruzi, through their feces. Vector transmission of Chagas disease occurs with a number of endemic kissing bugs. Chagas is largely confined to Mexico, Central America and South America. Although only a few cases of insect-transmitted Chagas disease have occurred in the US, these bugs are common in southern, southeastern and southwestern states.