algae
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Artificial sweeteners could take a toll on the environment"We can't break down sucralose, and a lot of microorganisms can't break it down, either, because it's a really tough molecule..."
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Algae could be key for better plant-based foodsLots of plant-based foods have the flavor right but the texture wrong. New research finds that algae could help improve the "mouthfeel."
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How to raise ‘lawn mowers of the reefs’ in the labResearchers are trying to restore long-spined sea urchins, which eat algae that could otherwise smother reef ecosystems and kill corals.
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Heat worsens viral attacks on algae in coralsDuring marine heat waves, viruses may increase their attacks on the symbiotic algae that give reef-building corals their amazing colors.
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Tiny chalk disks in ocean are ‘catalysts for death’The circular, chalky plates of marine algae E. huxleyi can act as catalysts for viral infection and are key to Earth's carbon cycle.
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Nutrient loading could spell trouble on Atlantic coastNew research predicts nutrient loading, which puts certain areas of the US at heightened risk of harmful algal blooms.
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Siberian wildfire may have amped up Arctic algal bloomSmoke from a Siberian wildfire may have transported enough nitrogen to parts of the Arctic Ocean to amplify a phytoplankton bloom, researchers say.
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Sinking ‘marine snow’ aids oceans in locking up CO2New research digs into exactly how the ocean's "biological pump" for carbon dioxide works. It turns out the constant sinking of underwater "snow" is key.
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Algae sex could save corals from climate changeResearchers have discovered that algae called dinoflagellates can reproduce through sex. The finding could help protect corals from climate change.
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Aussie wildfires fed giant algae blooms thousands of miles awayIron in smoke and ash from wildfires can "fertilize" the oceans, providing nutrients for algae blooms that then may suck up carbon, research indicates.
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Corals may co-evolve with the algae inside themMicroscopic algae may evolve in tandem with the corals they inhabit, so each partner is fine-tuned to meet one another's needs, according to a new study.
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Light therapy restores some sight for man who was blindOptogenetic therapy has for the first time enabled a man who was completely blind to locate and identify objects while wearing specialized goggles.