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Green Alga Digests Cellulose, Improves Bioenergy Production

Mila Luleva — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 18:01:15 +0000

Research team at Bielefeld University, led by Professor Dr. Olaf Kruse, has discovered a plant, which receives its energy not only via photosynthesis, but also it can extract it from other plants. The ground-breaking findings for the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii were published online in the journal Nature. The findings contradict current beliefs that only certain types […]

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Super Strain of Microalgae with Biofuel Potential Discovered in Australia

Maria Reyes — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 19:26:57 +0000

Researchers at SARDI have discovered and isolated a super strain of a native microalgae species after six years of bioprospecting. This discovery could form the basis of a local biofuels industry. The research is part of a $4.2 million microalgae biorefinery project funded by the Department of Further Education, Employment, Science and Technology. The project […]

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Green Algae Able to Eliminate Radioactive Strontium from Water and Nuclear Waste

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:26:33 +0000

Just like hound dogs sniffing around for burglars, Closterium moniliferum, an green alga that usually lives in ponds, could sniff and eliminate radioactive strontium 90 (Sr-90) from water and from existing nuclear waste. 80 million gallons of radioactive nuclear waste are already stored in the United States. The discovery has been made by Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory researchers.

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