Global demand for macroalgal and microalgal foods is growing, and algae are increasingly
being consumed for functional benefits beyond the traditional considerations of nutrition and …

Photosynthetic organisms are responsible for converting sunlight into organic matter, and
they are therefore seen as a resource for the renewable fuel industry. Ethanol and esterified …

… Personal preferences, availability, cost, potential for specimen shrinkage, and potential
impact on future DNA work will likely all factor into a researcher's choice(s) of fixative. …

Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a unicellular green alga whose lineage diverged from land
plants over 1 billion years ago. It is a model system for studying chloroplast-based …

The world’s crop productivity is stagnating whereas population growth, rising affluence, and
mandates for biofuels put increasing demands on agriculture. Meanwhile, demand for …

Nucleosomes compact and regulate access to DNA in the nucleus, and are composed of
approximately 147 bases of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer 1 , 2 . Here we report a …

The smallest known eukaryotes, at ≈1-μm diameter, are Ostreococcus tauri and related
species of marine phytoplankton. The genome of Ostreococcus lucimarinus has been …

Algae have recently gained attention as a potential source for biodiesel; however, much is
still unknown about the biological triggers that cause the production of triacylglycerols. We …

Background: The association of Ménière's syndrome with endolymphatic hydrops has led to
the formation of a central hypothesis: many possible etiologic factors lead to hydrops, and …

Background Sacred lotus is a basal eudicot with agricultural, medicinal, cultural and religious
importance. It was domesticated in Asia about 7,000 years ago, and cultivated for its …