News tagged with algae
Related topics: biofuel , coral reefs , photosynthesis , carbon dioxide , bacteria
Focusing on one cell
Most people don’t think highly of pond scum, but for Susan Dutcher, PhD, the single-celled green algae Chlamydomonas are incredible creatures worthy of her life’s work.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Ancient body clock discovered that helps to keep all living things on time
The mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life from human cells to algae has been identified by scientists.
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Fish smile but some consumers frown at new genre of phosphate-free detergents
introduced to combat the phosphate-fed algae blooms that foul the nation's lakes and rivers -- may be making the fish happy. But they're putting a frown on the faces of some consumers who say the new products leave dishes ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Newly discovered group of algae live in both fresh water and ocean
A team of biologists has discovered an entirely new group of algae living in a variety of marine and freshwater environments. This group of algae, which the researchers dubbed "rappemonads," have DNA that ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Corals and humans have much in common, researchers find
(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of Australian and Israeli coral geneticists, including scientists from University of Queensland, has found that corals, among the simplest of Earth's creatures, have some curiously human-like ...
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Utilizing algae's potential for a better tomorrow
Most people scorn algae as pond scum, but Lee Elliott embraces the slime, captures it, filters it, and analyzes it for its potential to grow like weeds and fuel the airplanes and automobiles of tomorrow.
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Study finds fisheries management makes coral reefs grow faster
An 18-year study of Kenya's coral reefs by the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of California at Santa Cruz has found that overfished reef systems have more sea urchins—organisms that ...
Jan 14, 2011 |
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Jimmy Carter vs. guinea worm: Sudan is last battle
(AP) -- Lily pads and purple flowers dot one corner of the watering hole. Bright green algae covers another. Two women collect water in plastic jugs while a cattle herder bathes nearby.
Dec 25, 2010 |
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Could the ingestion of 'modified' starch be a new malaria vaccine strategy?
There is no efficient vaccine against malaria, although nasal and oral vaccination seems to be the most promising and suitable solution in countries where the parasite Plasmodium, which causes the disease, ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Dec 23, 2010 |
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Seaweed: The new trend in water purification
(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologist Charles Yarish is turning his enthusiasm for seaweed into a new system for cleaning up waterways.
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Forecast system to warn of toxic algal outbreaks along Texas' shoreline
Texas officials and coastal managers will now receive early notice of outbreaks of toxic algae that threaten public health and affect beach and fishing activities along the coast. Weekly bulletins generated ...
Dec 09, 2010 |
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Oceans where fishes choke
(PhysOrg.com) -- Australian marine scientists have expressed disquiet over the continued worldwide spread of large, dead zones in the ocean.
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Deep-sea algae may be 'living fossils'
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the US and Belgium say two types of deep-sea seaweed may be representatives of ancient forms of algae previously unrecognized.
Nov 19, 2010 |
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Scientists find toxic algae in open ocean, botching idea for fighting global warming
Blooms of toxic algae can occur in the open ocean, a team led by University of California-Santa Cruz and Moss Landing Marine Lab scientists reported last week.
Nov 18, 2010 |
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Scientists question indicator of fisheries health, evidence for 'fishing down food webs'
The most widely adopted measure for assessing the state of the world's oceans and fisheries led to inaccurate conclusions in nearly half the ecosystems where it was applied according to new analysis by an ...
Nov 17, 2010 |
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