The Rise of Algae: From Pond Slime to International Superstar
Thursday, August 20, 2009 - 14:42
in Earth & Climate
It’s too bad that algae don’t have heads on their tiny little green bodies. If they did, they’d be laughing them off after what’s happened in the past few months – an incredible period that saw them rise from stagnant pond slime to $600-million superstars, thanks to the recent announcement by ExxonMobil that has set the biofuels world abuzz.