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algae
algae Large group of essentially aquatic photosynthetic organisms found in salt and freshwater worldwide. Algae are a primary source of food for molluscs, fish, and other aquatic animals. Algae are directly important to humans as food and
fertilizers. They range in size from unicellular microscopic organisms, such as those that form green pond scum, to huge brown
seaweeds more than 45m (150ft) long. Algae belong to the kingdom Protoctista. See also
green algae;
photosynthesis;
protoctist;
red algae
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ALGAE - THE WONDER CROP OF TOMORROW?
Magazine article from: BioCycle; 6/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...no silver bullet solutions to cheap energy, but algae could come close. Algae has the capacity to remediate carbon dioxide (CO2...provide dietary and medicinal supplements for humans. Algae technology developers are racing toward commercial...
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Algae: Meet the latest 'miracle pill'.(Originated from Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 12/5/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...the health-food market: blue-green algae, dried, powdered and packaged in capsule form. Promoters say popping these algae-packed capsules boosts your energy...wallet. Though hardly new _ blue-green algae has been in health food stores for years...
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algae
Magazine article from: Better Nutrition; 5/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...YOUR KEY TO GOOD HEALTH When you think of algae, pond scum probably comes to mind. But...rundown of three of the most common types of algae supplements. blue-green Ironically, the widely known "bluegreen algae" isn't really algae at all, but bacteria...
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ALGAE FUEL MAKES SPLASH AT INTERNATIONAL SHOW
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 8/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...findings and research on the application of algae-based oils for creating biofuels at the...was a 75-gallon tank of bright green algae. The tank was, in fact, a bioreactor...ground" container that promotes accelerated algae growth. The exhibit was the high note...
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Algae - like a breath mint for smokestacks.(USA)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor; 1/11/2006; 700+ words
; ...BOSTON -- Isaac Berzin is a big fan of algae. The tiny, single-celled plant, he...while working on an experiment for growing algae on the International Space Station, he...If he could find the right strain of algae, he figured he could turn the nation...
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Algae will always compete for life
Newspaper article from: Sun, The: Homer Township - Lockport - Lemont (IL); 4/16/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...green. We are looking forward to summer, but in the past, we have had to deal with long, stringy algae and green algae. How do we get rid of algae? A: You describe your pond as a water garden. But without plants, your pond will be more like...
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Algae Enhancing the Market and Going Beyond Energy Alternatives: Delivery May Not Be as Far as Projected.
Newspaper article from: Biotech Week; 6/17/2009; 700+ words
; ...alternative energy and sustainability, algae is the latest in the green movement towards...only truly "green" sources of biofuel - algae starts out green and creates green byproducts...exporter of clean energy. That's because algae is not only sustainable but is also a renewable...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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Algae may provide key new source of energy
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 12/2/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-02-2007 Algae may provide key new source of energy...scientists around the world are racing to turn algae into a commercially viable energy source. Some varieties of algae are as much as 50 percent oil, and that...
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Algae Study Will Be First to Get Handle on Lake Toxins Near Tavares, Fla.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 8/30/2001; 700+ words
; ...one particular strain of toxic algae, Cylindrospermopsis, have...Lake Griffin alligators. The algae were discovered three years...Microcystis and other strains of toxic alga have been linked to animal deaths...health problem worldwide. The algae produce a wide variety of toxins...
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ALGAE ODOR LINGERS ON BEACHES A SOLUTION TO AREA'S ROTTEN EGG SMELL CONTINUES TO ELUDE SCIENTISTS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Pilayella littoralis, a rare brown sea algae that has been reproducing in Nahant Bay...100 years, say scientists. The heavy algae drifts with the tides and winds, causing...to identify a biological solution to the algae, which decomposes beneath the sand, causing...
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Algae
Book article from: Biology
Algae Algae are a diverse group of all photosynthetic organisms that are not plants. Algae are important in marine, freshwater, and some terrestrial ecosystems . Seaweeds are large marine algae. The study of algae is called phycology. Algae...
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algae
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
algae [plural of Lat. alga =seaweed], a large and...animallike manner. The green algae include most of the freshwater...stagnant water, is a green alga, as is the green film found...The more complex brown algae and red algae are chiefly...
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Blue-Green Algae
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Blue-green algae Blue-green algae are actually a type of bacteria that is known as cyanobacteria...their own food through photosynthesis . The moniker blue-green algae came about because of the color, which was a by-product of the...
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alga
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
alga (pl. algae) Common (non- taxonomic ) name for a...surrounding the reproductive organs. The algae range in form from single cells ( Protista ) to plants many metres in length; algae can be found in most habitats on Earth...
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green algae
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
green algae Large group of marine and freshwater algae (phylum Chlorophyta). They are distinct from other algae by virtue of possessing cup-shaped chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll b, and by producing cells with flagella at some stage...
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