algae
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Dai's lab already grows algae inside large tank bioreactors.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Researchers at the University of Missouri are developing a new way to remove tiny plastic pollutants from water using specially engineered algae.
From Science Daily • May 12, 2026
Extra nutrients lead to the growth of algae, smothering seagrass beds, blocking sunlight and depleting the water of oxygen.
From BBC • May 2, 2026
The Appalachian springsnail is basically a tiny aquatic cow that mows over algae and other organic matter, sucking them up and extracting whatever nutrients it can.
From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026
Once the photosynthetic cells had appeared, very probably counterparts of today’s blue-green algae, the future respiratory mechanism of the earth was set in place.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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