🦥💩 Three-toed #sloths risk #predator attacks on the #forest floor once a week to maintain a complex #ecosystem within their fur.
The dangerous routine allows sloth moths to reproduce and promotes nutrient-rich #algae growth, which provides the slow-moving #mammals with essential #camouflage and a potential supplemental #food source.
👉 https://www.popsci.com/environment/why-sloths-poop-on-ground/
#science #biology #wildlife #nature #ecology #animals #research #environment #zoology #evolution
Meet Zara Hawkins – a young ocean advocate turning climate concern into action
She’s raising awareness of microplastics, championing #algae solutions, and shaping global conversations on ocean protection.
👉 Read the interview: https://link.europa.eu/cMGQdg
#EU4Algae
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In this edition, we spotlight Zara Hawkins, ocean advocate and co-founder of Hidden Plastic, a youth-led initiative raising awareness of microplastics and nanoplastics, alongside her work promoting algae-based solutions through SuperSeaweed.
📚🌱 Stay up to date with the latest developments shaping Europe’s #algae sector with the #EU4Algae Knowledge Library.
Explore new reports, case studies & resources covering algae sustainability, innovation & more.
Discover more 👉 https://link.europa.eu/mJHMH6
#EU #EMFAF
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Engineered Algae Shows Potential to Remove Microplastics and Clean Wastewater
📰 Original title: Scientists say this algae could remove microplastics from drinking water
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️
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Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a genetically engineered strain of algae that could help remove microplastics from water sources, including drinking water. Led by Professor Susie Dai, the algae produce limonene, a natural orange-scented oil that makes the algae water-repellent. This property allows microplastics, which are also hydrophobic, to adhere to the algae, forming clumps that sink and can be easily collected. Beyond capturing microplastics, the algae can grow in wastewater, absorbing excess nutrients and contributing to overall water purification. Dai envisions recycling the collected microplastics into safer bioplastics, such as composite plastic films, creating a closed-loop system that addresses pollution while producing useful materials. Her team already operates a 100-liter bioreactor named 'Shrek' to grow algae and process industrial flue gas, and she aims to scale the system for wastewater treatment. Although still in early stages, this research offers a promising approach to tackling the widespread problem of microplastic contamination, while simultaneously improving water quality and generating renewable materials for industrial use. The study, 'Remediation and upcycling of microplastics by algae,' was published in Nature Communications in 2025.
Engineered Algae Shows Potential to Remove Microplastics and Clean Wastewater
📰 Original title: Scientists say this algae could remove microplastics from drinking water
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️
View full AI summary: https://en.killbait.com/engineered-algae-shows-potential-to-remove-microplastics-and-clean-wastewater.html?utm_source=mastodon_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_social
Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a genetically engineered strain of algae that could help remove microplastics from water sources, including drinking water. Led by Professor Susie Dai, the algae produce limonene, a natural orange-scented oil that makes the algae water-repellent. This property allows microplastics, which are also hydrophobic, to adhere to the algae, forming clumps that sink and can be easily collected. Beyond capturing microplastics, the algae can grow in wastewater, absorbing excess nutrients and contributing to overall water purification. Dai envisions recycling the collected microplastics into safer bioplastics, such as composite plastic films, creating a closed-loop system that addresses pollution while producing useful materials. Her team already operates a 100-liter bioreactor named 'Shrek' to grow algae and process industrial flue gas, and she aims to scale the system for wastewater treatment. Although still in early stages, this research offers a promising approach to tackling the widespread problem of microplastic contamination, while simultaneously improving water quality and generating renewable materials for industrial use. The study, 'Remediation and upcycling of microplastics by algae,' was published in Nature Communications in 2025.
While organizing my office, I came across this book 😮
At one point in my scientific career, I had hoped to use Chlamydomonas in my research 😏
It looks like that won’t be happening after all, but I’ll still keep these books in my office. They look pretty 😊
#Science #Algae #Timeless #CircadianRhythm #Book #Photography
New #ISEPpapers! Derlin-like proteins are essential for the function of #Euglena gracilis #chloroplasts: Anežka Konupková et al. https://academic.oup.com/plphys/advance-article/doi/10.1093/plphys/kiag253/8665233
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