Cyanobacteria, also referred to as blue-green algae or pond scum, is found in nearly every habitat, from oceans to fresh water to bare rocks to soil, and is a source of many unique chemical structures ...
WASHINGTON, July 30 (UPI) -- Energy researchers say they see some great potential in lowly pond scum as a future source of biofuels for the United States.
... different species of bacteria, species as distinct from the host as a single-cell amoeba in pond scum. Rather than causing disease, these bacteria are responsible for protecting against infection and ...
Three plant biologists at Rutgers' Waksman Institute of Microbiology are obsessed with duckweed, a tiny aquatic plant with an unassuming name. Now they have convinced the federal government to focus ...
In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum. Algae are tiny biological factories that use photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide and sunlight into energy so ...
In the world of alternative fuels, there may be nothing greener than pond scum. Algae are tiny biological factories that use photosynthesis to transform carbon dioxide and sunlight into energy so ...
Corn--or the cellulose in everything from wood chips to crop stalks--are often touted as the basis of the fuel of the future. But Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates is betting that algae ...
Corn--or the cellulose in everything from wood chips to crop stalks--are often touted as the basis of the fuel of the future. But Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates is betting that algae ...
A bioreactor of clear plastic tubes in the Netherlands is producing algae in pressure-cooker fashion that its manufacturer hopes will one day power jet aircraft.
A bioreactor of clear plastic tubes in the Netherlands is producing algae in pressure-cooker fashion that its manufacturer hopes will one day power jet aircraft.
Corn--or the cellulose in everything from wood chips to crop stalks--are often touted as the basis of the fuel of the future. But Microsoft founder and billionaire Bill Gates is betting that algae ...
Continental jet 516--a two-engine Boeing 737-800--completed a two hour test flight out of Houston today with one engine powered by a 50-50 blend of regular petroleum-based jet fuel and a synthetic ...
It seems hard to believe that Exxon has given the green light to a major alternative energy project.
... for biofuel. The San Diego area
has become a hotbed for these efforts that are drawing
investors.
To many, algae is little more than pond scum, a nuisance to
swimmers and a frustration to boaters.
A man is a man and a mouse is a mouse, but if you talk to a few biomedical scientists about their research, at least one is likely to spring the term `mouse model` on you.
