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Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Golden Oldie: Key Role for Ancient Protein in Algae Photosynthesis

Biology / Biotechnology

created 15 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The discovery that an ancient light harvesting protein plays a pivotal role in the photosynthesis of green algae should help the effort to develop algae as a biofuels feedstock. Researchers with the Lawrence ...


Hydrogen-making algae's 'Achilles' heel' discovered

Hydrogen-making algae's 'Achilles' heel' discovered

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have discovered how oxygen stops green algae from producing hydrogen. The findings could help those working towards 'solar H2-farms' in which microorganisms produce hydrogen fuel ...


Paper battery may power electronics in clothing and packaging material

Paper battery may power electronics in clothing and packaging material

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Imagine a gift wrapped in paper you really do treasure and want to carefully fold and save. That's because the wrapping paper lights up with words like "Happy Birthday" or "Happy Holidays," thanks to a built ...


NOAA announces an experimental harmful algal bloom forecast bulletin for Lake Erie

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Predicting harmful algal blooms, or HABs, in the Great Lakes is now a reality as NOAA announces an experimental HAB forecast system in Lake Erie. HABs produce toxins that may pose a significant risk to human and animal health ...


Novel bacterial strains clear algal toxins from drinking water

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Sep 07, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Novel bacterial strains capable of neutralizing toxins produced by blue-green algae have been identified by researchers at Robert Gordon's University, Aberdeen. Aakash Welgama presented the group's findings during the Society ...


Scientists hone technique to safeguard water supplies

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A method to detect contaminants in municipal water supplies has undergone further refinements by two Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers whose findings are published on line in Water Environment Research.


Researchers study ocean plant cell adaptation in climate change

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 15, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

How will plant cells that live in the oceans and serve as the basic food supply for many of the world's sea creatures react to climate change?


Billion-year revision of plant evolution timeline may stem from discovery of lignin in seaweed

Biology /

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Land plants' ability to sprout upward through the air, unsupported except by their own woody tissues, has long been considered one of the characteristics separating them from aquatic plants, which rely on water to support ...