13 Stephen Mayfield, a molecular biologist at the California Center for Algae Biotechnology, initially believed in the promise of algae biofuels—even co-founding the startup Sapphire Energy. “But then ...

A new part of an ocean plant cell has been discovered that might revolutionize farming one day. The structure can take nitrogen and convert it into the ingredient that helps all organisms grow.

Every year, thousands of tons of brown algae are extracted from the seabed to obtain compounds such as alginates, a polymer composed of sugars that has high density and strength, offering potential ...

Dr. Marcella Fernandes de Souza, a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University, in Belgium, and an expert in algae biotechnology ... “soil dynamics are very complex and it can take some time ...

The mechanism by which alginate lyase enzymes degrade brown algae compounds has been elucidated, enabling the development of tailored alginates for biotechnological applications.