The year is 2050. Agriculture happens in labs, as well as fields. And on the menu for dinner? Microalgae. That speculative future meal might not sound very appealing, but microalgae are packed with ...

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Biofuel has been touted as the cornerstone of a decarbonised future, but the complex supply chains and finite availability of waste lipids – historically the favoured feedstock – means that the sector ...

In the vast plume of the Amazon River, microscopic algae adopt a surprisingly flexible survival strategy: They combine ...

As global efforts to combat climate change intensify, microalgae stand out as an underutilized yet promising resource. New research has highlighted microalgae's capacity as a solution in the fight ...

A growing global population, combined with shrinking arable land and depleting water resources, is placing increasing pressure on the sustainable supply of ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. For the past few years, algae has been having something of a moment. We reported on its growing ...

SDG 2- Zero Hunger, SDG 12 - Responsible consumption, and SDG 13- Climate action. This Collection welcomes original research on microalgae, including work on cultivation systems and agricultural ...

Coral species exhibit different temperature tolerances. This is in part due to the composition of their microalgae symbionts. With a new method, researchers were able to predict how individual ...

m the physiological point of view, most microalgae should have the ability to grow heterotrophically. The growth process of microalgae using organic matter mainly has two forms: one is that microalgae ...

Microalgae have been used by the Chinese for medicinal and nutritional purposes for thousands of years in the belief they could cure almost any health condition. The idea that microalgae have ...