Sentences with phrase «well as algae»

Whale shark diets vary both seasonally and geographically, but they are thought to feed mainly on zooplankton as well as algae, small fishes, fish eggs, and cephalopods.

Bacteria as well as algae can also be used to transport or displace matter in fluidic environments.

Not exact matches

But a pilot project at a major producer's well site aims to suck up as much as 20 % of the carbon dioxide produced — using algae.

Tatcha's gel - like face mask is packed with powerful anti-aging products including red algae and hyaluronic acid, as well as green tea and rice to target dryness, dullness, and loss of firmness.

5) Fish oil isn't your only option, vegan DHA supplements (affiliate link) are algae based and are available as well.

He told me algae oil's benefits were thus: first, it's high in monounsaturated fats, the «good fats» we generally hear about in the same breath as the vaunted Mediterranean diet.

Each state government has extensive monitoring arrangements in place to detect and measure algae, as well as comprehensive emergency plans for dealing with algal blooms.

The one made by New Chapter is made from algae and has other trace minerals as well.

Ingredients from seeds, such as chia, hemp, and flax, as well as from more envelope - pushing sources like fungi, algae, duckweed, and similar new sources, are growing fast for the same cluster of advantages.

Though you may not necessarily have thought of algae as a food source, you will see that it can actually taste good when grown and prepared accordingly.

«Dozens of New York Lakes, as well as waterbodies nation - wide, are plagued with harmful algae blooms.

Cuomo should invest in our future through community programs to train people in the solar, wind, geo - thermal heating and cooling industries as well as helping farmers raise food and bio fuels such as switch grass based bio fuels and algae based bio fuels.

The man responsible for one of the original sequences of the human genome as well as the team that brought you the first living cell running on human - made DNA now hopes to harness algae to make everything humanity needs.

To create a new bioink, Gatenholm's team mixed polysaccharides from brown algae and tiny cellulose fibrils from wood or made by bacteria, as well as human chondrocytes, which are cells that build up cartilage.

Predator diversity was increased by it, but understory algae decreased as expected because the giant seaweed shades the bottom and prevents other algal species from doing well.

Companies ranging from Science Applications International (SAIC) in San Diego to San Francisco - based start - up Solazyme are working to produce jet fuel from algae oil as well.

Interest in algae - based biofuels has blossomed in the past year, sparking major investments from Exxon Mobil Corp. and Dow Chemical Co., and it has gained steam on Capitol Hill, as well.

Hawaii even has an ongoing effort to turn ocean thermal energy conversion technology into a reality, as well as an actual algal agriculture industry — the algae are largely grown for nutraceutical purposes but have also been turned into jet fuel on the mainland by UOP.

Now, the robot's first findings are already helping scientists piece together more of this previously hidden under - ice food web, including more evidence of the under - ice algae, as well as tiny copepods, ctenophores (jellyfish), predatory marine worms called arrow worms, and abundant amounts of large floating slime balls, known to scientists as larvaceans.

The carpet beetles and book lice do much of the clearing up, scavenging dead insects, moulds and algae, as well as polishing off food crumbs and detritus from our own bodies, including nail clippings, hair and dead skin.

This technique can detect subtle color changes as well as other physical and chemical properties of the algae, making it possible to determine the pond's density and overall health.

These nitrogen - fixing, photosynthetic bacteria, also known as blue - green algae, are found in numerous habitats — in soil and lakes as well as the oceans.

Charlie's hope is that some as yet unknown strains of symbiotic algae, better able to cope with a heat - stressed world, might eventually form partnerships with corals.

As well as the usual green pigment chlorophyll, it has an additional carotenoid pigment, giving the algae its red colouAs well as the usual green pigment chlorophyll, it has an additional carotenoid pigment, giving the algae its red colouas the usual green pigment chlorophyll, it has an additional carotenoid pigment, giving the algae its red colour.

As a result, tiny algae in the sand grew much better.

Masagounder records the calories in the dried algae that he feeds to his captive carp, and then he tracks the weight of the fish, which depends as well on the temperatures maintained in the tanks.

The need to better understand coral's partnership with algae is particularly dire as the world is currently experiencing the longest global coral bleaching event ever recorded.

Polyunsaturated fat can be found in oily fish (salmon, mackerel, herring) as well as in algae, nuts and oil made from rapeseed, corn and sunflower seeds.

«As the numbers of algae - eating herbivore fish dwindle, this may further stress the corals, which do less well when heavily overgrown,» he says.

Alternatively, by allowing it to feed on algae as well as rubbish on the seabed, it could be a way to take in a range of nutrients.

Plants and algae, as well as certain fungi and bacteria, also synthesize carotenoids, and in all of these organisms the pigments form part of the photosynthetic machinery.

Many of the organisms that wound up living on the panels are known as fouling species — microorganisms, algae, and invertebrates that anchor to boat hulls, jetties, and aquaculture facilities and wreak havoc for both humans and local marine communities — so lighting up marinas and harbors may not be in our best interest.

Its 3.8 million bases include the complete mitochondrial genomes of three green algae and one moss, as well as genes from other plants, evolutionary biologist Jeffrey Palmer of Indiana University, Bloomington, and his colleagues report today in another paper in Science.

A range of dangerous pollutants have been found in this water, including bacteria like e. coli, toxic algae, lead, sulfur, excess iron, and general dirt and grit, that are known to lead to a host of health issues from gastrointestinal problems to neurological disorders, as well as reproductive issues.

«Our results provide convincing field evidence that grazing by small animals can be just as important as good water quality in preventing nuisance algae blooms and keeping seagrass beds healthy.»

Microbiomes are ecosystems of one - celled organisms, such as bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, algae, and plankton, as well as viruses.

Future technologies that need R&D: high - efficiency photovoltaics (say, 50 % conversion)(as well as lowering the cost of PV), energy storage systems for intermittent sources like solar and wind (hydrogen storage, other methods), advances in biofuel technology (for example, hydrogen production from algae, cellulosic ethanol, etc..)

Scientists have generally believed that more algae — more specifically, the type known as phytoplankton — would be good for the climate, since they thrive on CO2 while alive, then carry the carbon they've absorbed down to the sea bottom when they die.

Eventually, however, terrestrial red and green algae and the first lichens developed on land and the final big rise in oxygen may have been caused by the «greening of the continents from around 800 million years ago,» when these simple early lifeforms on land steadily spread and broke down rocks that sustained a higher rate of erosion and led to the release of more nutrients into the oceans that stimulated even more photosynthesis by more newly evolved algae as well as older cyanobacteria (Nick Lane, New Scientist, February 10, 2010).

Seaweed can be composed of brown, green, or red algae, as well as «blue - green algae,» which is actually bacteria.

Cyanobacteria — single - celled organisms also known as blue algae — are far more better at converting CO2 to useful energy than plants.

A new design of algae - powered fuel cells that is five times more efficient than existing plant and algal models, as well as being potentially more cost - effective to produce and practical to use, has been developed by researchers at the University of Cambridge.

4/26/2007 UCSD to Participate in Nationwide Trial to Assess Impact of Omega - 3 Fatty Acid on the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease Nutritionists have long endorsed fish as part of a heart - healthy diet, and now some studies suggest that omega - 3 fatty acids found in the oil of certain fish and algae as well as human breast milk may also benefit the brain by lowering the risk of Al...

The researchers targeted Chromochloris zofingiensis, a single - celled green alga that has drawn commercial interest as one of the highest producers of the best lipids for biofuel production.

Even more crustal minerals were formed by plate tectonics with the help of lubricating ocean water, atmospheric oxygen from the successful development of photosynthetic microbes, and land - based lichens (of algae and fungi) and mosses which were followed by deep - rooted plants that hastened the erosion and weathering of surface rocks with the help of biochemical action and the creation of soils as well as new clay minerals.

Farmed fish raised on grain - based diets and vegetable oils, as opposed to algae, have less of the good fats and more of the bad saturated fat — much like grain - fed livestock.

A blue - green algae that dates back as a food source for the Aztecs in 16th century Mexico, spirulina has been shown as an effective chelating agent for removing toxins such as mercury, as well as radioactive substances from the body.

A very similar algae product, spirulina offers complete protein as well and a wide range of vitamins and minerals that complement what you get (and don't) from chlorella.

The same powerful antioxidant properties that protect the algae from the sun's rays will protect your skin as well.

Chlorella: Chlorella is a freshwater, single - celled alga that contains antioxidants, including vitamin C and carotenoids, as well as high concentrations of B - complex vitamins and iron.