What is the connection between crumpled paper and marine algae? Saddle-like shapes similar to those found in an Elizabethan "ruff" collar, say physicists in a new article.
... functional roles. We don't have such a system like yet for any of the more widespread marine algae."
Filling in the unknowns
In addition to highlighting a number of genes whose functions are known ...
... a fertiliser for microscopic creatures in the ocean is seen
as a possible way to slow down global warming. Marine algae and
other phytoplankton capture vast quantities of carbon dioxide ...
... , scientists determined that a massive "red tide" bloom of marine algae had produced a foamy soap-like substance that stripped the natural waterproofing from the birds' feathers. This is ...
... , scientists determined that a massive "red tide" bloom of marine algae had produced a foamy soap-like substance that stripped the natural waterproofing from the birds' feathers.
... the continents and deposited in the open ocean is an important source of nutrients for marine phytoplankton, the tiny algae that are the foundation of the ocean food web. But new findings show that ...
... location, not Antarctica, because of the unusual abundance in microscopic fossil cysts of marine algae called dinoflagellates. But it turned out not to be a mistake, it was just an amazingly rich ...
... to the south, Dillehay and the research team identified nine species of seaweed and marine algae found in hearths and other areas in the settlement. The samples were directly dated between 14,220 to ...
... , is published in the advance online edition of The Plant Cell.* Oomycetes are fungal-like organisms related to marine algae that cause tens of billions of dollars of losses to ...
Duke University chemists have patented an efficient technique for synthesizing a marine algae extract in sufficient quantities to now test its ability to inhibit the growth of cancerous cells while ...
Marine algae's clever light-scattering systems could be replicated in medical devices
"Photosynthetic" cyanobacteria lose ability to use sunlight to make food
Bell-bottoms... Designer jeans... Disco... Big hair... Gas shortages. Some icons of the 1970s are emblazoned in the memories of those old enough to remember. A few styles, to the dismay of many, have ...
... vital to the self-supporting nature of land plants – and thought unique to them – has been found in marine algae by a team of researchers including scientists at UBC and Stanford University.
Lignin, ...
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A nerve toxin produced by marine algae off California appears to affect creatures in the deep ocean, posing a greater threat that previously thought, U.S. ...
