One group of freshwater green algae, the desmids (order Desmidiales), are remarkable for the amazing array of their morphology, the often extraordinary complexity of their cell outlines, and their ...

The biomolecules were contained in oil extracted from deeply buried rock A planetary takeover by ocean-dwelling algae 650 million years ago was the kick that transformed life on Earth. That's what ...

The scalebar unit is substitution per site. The four strains form their own unique group within brown algae and another edible seaweed, ito-mozuku (Nemacystus decipiens) is their closest relative.

All characters and terms are clearly explained for ease of use by those unfamiliar with the algae. This non-hierarchical, user-friendly key will be linked to web pages containing a wealth of resources ...

According to an article published in the journal PNAS, different lineages of amoebae and ancestors of plants, algae and ...

Blue-green algae is known to emit toxins which can cause skin irritation in humans, or stomach upsets if a lot of affected water is ingested while swimming, for example. And it is known to be ...

Researchers knew that many species of algae produced energy-dense lipids that could be converted to biofuels, and teams around the world began to explore how to supercharge this lipid production.

One potential alternative food source – both for humans and the animals we eat – is algae. Could the green stuff that appears on ponds and lakes after a particularly warm spell be the answer ...

The internal structure of words and the segmentation into different kinds of morphemes is essential to the two basic purposes or morphology: the creation of new words and the modification of existing ...

Freshwater blue-green algae blooms are "not all bad, and they're also pretty to look at," but a Waterloo region researcher is also reminding people that they could be "lethal to humans." ...

Morphology is the study of the internal structure of words and forms a core part of linguistic study today. The term morphology is Greek and is a makeup of morph- meaning ‘shape, form’, and -ology ...

From the slime-covered rocks on the windswept beaches in Washington where I grew up, to the enormous strands of bull kelp that float in the Puget Sound, I’ve been fascinated by algae most of my ...