News tagged with dinoflagellate
Cause of mussel poisoning identified
Mar 24, 2009 |
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The origin of the neurotoxin azaspiracid has finally been identified after a search for more than a decade. The azaspiracid toxin group can cause severe poisoning in human consumers of mussels after being ...
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From greenhouse to icehouse -- reconstructing the environment of the Voring Plateau
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2009 |
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The analysis of microfossils found in ocean sediment cores is illuminating the environmental conditions that prevailed at high latitudes during a critical period of Earth history.
Algae and pollen grains provide evidence of remarkably warm period in Antarctica's history
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 01, 2009 |
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For Sophie Warny, LSU assistant professor of geology and geophysics and curator at the LSU Museum of Natural Science, years of patience in analyzing Antarctic samples with low fossil recovery finally led to a scientific breakthrough. ...
Study links seabird deaths to soap-like foam produced by red-tide algae
Feb 21, 2009 |
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In late 2007, hundreds of dead and stranded seabirds washed up on the shores of Monterey Bay, their feathers saturated with water and coated with an unknown substance. After an intensive investigation, scientists determined ...
DNA tests could help predict, prevent harmful algal blooms
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Sep 30, 2008 |
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A paper published in the current issue of the International Journal of Environment and Pollution, explains how a DNA test can be used to detect harmful algal blooms across the globe. The approach outlined could help reduce ...
Exploding chromosomes fuel research about evolution of genetic storage
Aug 21, 2008 |
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Human cells somehow squeeze two meters of double-stranded DNA into the space of a typical chromosome, a package 10,000 times smaller than the volume of genetic material it contains.
Biologists find diatom to reduce red tide's toxicity
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Aug 20, 2008 |
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It's estimated that the red tide algae, Karenia brevis, costs approximately $20 million per bloom in economic damage off the coast of Florida alone. Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have found ...
New indicator uncovered that can predict coral health
Jul 18, 2008 |
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A new indicator of coral health has been discovered in a community of microscopic single-celled algae called dinoflagellates. The study, released in the July 8th edition of the journal Proceedings of the Na ...
Scripps Oceanography Research pegs ID of red tide killer
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May 01, 2008 |
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Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have identified a potential “red tide killer.” Red tides and related phenomena in which microscopic algae accumulate rapidly in dense concentrations ...
Underwater microscope helps prevent shellfish poisoning along Gulf Coast of Texas
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Through the use of an automated, underwater cell analyzer developed at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), researchers and coastal managers were recently able to detect a bloom of harmful marine algae in the ...
Probing Question: What is a red tide?
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Feb 07, 2008 |
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Although its name sounds like a low-budget horror movie, you won't find "Red Tide" at a theater near you. To take in this natural phenomenon, you'll have to venture to the ocean, because red tide — or more ...
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