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 ...

Deep Blue Biotech is working with a strain of cyanobacteria — also known as blue-green algae (but note these single-celled microorganisms are actually prokaryotes, rather than algae ...

In September, Sapphire Energy, a San Diego startup developing crude-like oil from algae, said it had raised more than $100 million. At its annual biotech meeting in October in Hanover, Germany ...

Tony Stahl, a scientist with the KDHE, talks about blue-green algal blooms and their effect on the environment.

Controlling starch levels in algae could have biotechnology and sustainability benefits. ScienceDaily . Retrieved May 18, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 04 / 250424121514.htm ...

Scottish biotechnology company ScotBio has developed a protein-rich ingredient derived from Spirulina, a blue-green ...

Known as crustose coralline algae or red algae, these species coat rocks much like lichen on an alpine cliff. They emit a ...

Plants could sequester around a third more CO2 using new biotechnology being developed by a consortium of universities, which builds on the molecular nature of algae that is particularly efficient at ...

Or have you noticed how the walls of a fish tank sometimes turn green and slimy? These are all examples of algae—but there is a lot more to the algae story! On the right side of the cover, it is ...

Blue light reduces starch accumulation, while red light increases starch storage. High-starch algae are important in biofuel production, as a feed supplement in agriculture and as an efficient way ...