[einpoklum]

But you don't need to replicate the complex biology - just the simple chemistry. Just like a solar panel doesn't replicate photosynthesis.

[dogma1138]

Creating the same molecules would be considerably more complex than harvesting them heck we might not even be able to make them at all there is a plethora of compounds we use on a daily basis we can’t synthesize.

Your example isn’t a particularly good one solar panels and photosynthesis don’t operate in the same manner, if we needed to produce chlorophyll at scale we probably wouldn’t be able too.