Sentences with phrase «because cyanobacteria»
Because cyanobacteria also grow well in still water, blooms are becoming more frequent in rivers that have been dammed to create reservoirs.
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«This is probably because cyanobacteria are naturally photosynthetic — they're actually responsible for a large fraction of the photosynthesis in the ocean — and so whether the cell is energized or not is a good indication of whether it's day or night,» he says.
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The bacteria that live inside of our guts, however, most likely face similar daily challenges as those experienced by cyanobacteria because we give them food during the day when we eat but not during the night.
«When Paul Cox came out with his paper saying that cyanobacteria produce BMAA,» he says with a lingering Texan twang, «I thought, whoa, we'd better look into this because here in Florida we get some really big blooms.»
«The blooms are problematic because you can't enjoy the lakes, and because certain blooms of cyanobacteria can release toxins into the water, which impacts fish and other wildlife.»
«To me this is exciting because you have such abundant photosynthetic cyanobacteria in the ocean,» said Feng Chen.
Because they are photosynthetic and aquatic, cyanobacteria are often called «blue - green algae».
Cyanobacteria are classified as bacteria because their genetic material is not organized in a membrane - bound nucleus.
Because Earth's freshwater is limited, using saltwater to grow cyanobacteria will produce biofuels that are an even more sustainable energy choice.