Outsmarting algae: Scientist finds the turn-off switch

Algaecide is no crime. Consider that some strains of algae produce toxins lethal to wildlife, fish and plants. Even the less harmful varieties suck oxygen out of water, suffocating living creatures in lakes, ponds, pools and aquariums. Recent algal blooms in the Great Lakes, for instance, threaten critical ecosystems. Scientists have now deciphered the structure of an essential enzyme in algae, critical to algaecide development.

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