Science news articles about 'micro algae'

Scientists want to make micro-algae "less green." That is, they hope to modify the tiny organisms so as to minimize the number of chlorophyll molecules needed to harvest light without compromising the ...

... and phosphorous. First link in the food chain The micro-algae grew faster at a higher CO2 ... first link in the underwater food chain, the algae ultimately influence the entire ecosystem. In a follow- ...

KARLSRUHE, Germany, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- Tomorow's energy providers may be today's micro-algae, German researchers say.

... Society B on 9 September 2009. "Symbiodinium trenchi is normally a rare species of micro-alga in the Caribbean," said LaJeunesse. "Because the species is apparently tolerant of high or fluctuating ...

Coral reefs may not be able to recover from bleaching by taking up new species of micro-algae, as previously suggested, research has found.

... to making biofuels, that is, into products such as lipids, hydrocarbons and hydrogen. In this regard micro-algae are ideal because of their high rate of photosynthesis; they are perhaps 10 times more ...

... acute nausea, vomiting and painful gastrointestinal episodes – is caused by eating fish that have fed on a micro algae that are toxic to mammals and often associated with large algal blooms known as ...

... production, respectively. Halophytic (salt-loving) micro-algae can be grown on marginal lands with brackish or ... coal-, and gas-fired power plants. Algae are adapted to a wide range of water sources, ...