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Seaweed and sea slugs rely on toxic bacteria to defend against predators June 15, 2019
[USA, Global] Plants, animals and even microbes that live on coral reefs have evolved a rich variety of defense strategies to protect themselves from predators. Some have physical defenses like spines and camouflage. Others have specialized behaviors – like a squid expelling ink – that allow them to escape. Soft-bodied or immobile organisms, like sponges, […]
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New microorganism for algae biomass to produce alternative fuels June 13, 2019
[South Korea] Biorefinery technology uses biomass as a feedstock and converts it to energy and other beneficial byproducts. It is drawing attention as an eco-friendly and sustainable technology to prepare for depletion of fossil fuels. However, the types of biomass that can be used for this technology are very limited. Starch crops such as corn […]
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Glowing ‘blue tears’ in China’s seas are incredibly toxic — and they’re growing June 12, 2019
[USA, Taiwan] On summer nights, the waters surrounding Taiwan’s Matsu Islands cast an eerie blue glow. The phenomenon, known as China’s “blue tears,” is actually caused by a bloom of tiny, bioluminescent creatures called dinoflagellates. Tourists from all over China come to view the twinkling seascape. The bloom in the East China Sea may be […]
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Algae research could hold solution to devastating kiwifruit disease June 11, 2019
[New Zealand] Two University of Waikato students believe marine algae could hold the key to controlling a disease that has devastated New Zealand’s kiwifruit industry. Claire Voogt and Taylor Farr are both studying for a Master of Science and are investigating how the natural metabolites from algae can be used to treat pathogenic bacteria, particularly […]
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Geothermal heat and CO2 feeding commercial algae production in Tuscany June 10, 2019
[Italy] The multiple uses of geothermal energy have been discussed many times, but it is always great to report on concrete commercial and successful ventures that utilise geothermal energy beyond electricity. In the oldest geothermal region of Italy, in Monteverdi Marittimo near Pisa one of the first greenhouses for the production of Spirulina algae has […]
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Seaweed farming face dilemma with ice-ice disease June 10, 2019
[Philippines] Carrageenan, a food enhancer which has been used in processing food, such as in thickening sauces, emulsifying and preserving, and even used in cosmetics, is sourced from a vegetable that grows in the sea—the seaweed. The Philippines is known to have more than 800 species of seaweeds, two of which are used in farms […]
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Graham JC Underwood: Disappearing sea ice is changing the whole ecosystem of the Arctic June 9, 2019
[Canada, Global] I drafted this while looking north over the frozen Lincoln Sea, at the northernmost tip of Ellesmere Island in Canada. I was at Alert, a Canadian Forces Station which, at 82°N, is the most northerly permanently inhabited place on Earth. Just 815km away, across the Arctic Ocean, lay the North Pole. It was […]
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How to grow food in a land-scarce country? A S$1m prize winner might have a space-age solution June 9, 2019
[Singapore] His daughter is allergic to seafood protein, so Mr Eugene Wang created a substitute made from microalgae for her. But the self-professed “space fan” had bigger dreams. “I was actually thinking of using (it) as a space food and possibly even using it for a Mars expedition in the future,” Mr Wang told TODAY. […]
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Expansion of microalgae production to improve Singapore’s food security June 7, 2019
[Singapore] Singapore’s agritech startup Life3 Biotech and Temasek Polytechnic have joined forces in an effort to improve Singapore’s food and nutrition security. Life3 Biotech revealed that its continued partnership with Temasek Polytechnic aims to develop a special cultivation medium… View full article at: Expansion of microalgae production to improve Singapore’s food security Contact Algae […]
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Algae curtains turn buildings into carbon eating forests June 6, 2019
[UK] They’re called biocurtains, and for one small firm they lie somewhere between environmental engineering and art. These unique installations are filled with algae that suck up carbon and emit oxygen, and could be one small element involved with engineering our way out of catastrophic climate change. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports. View original […]
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