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Using a seaweed sugar to trigger immune responses that suppress melanomas

by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute Immunotherapies have improved outcomes of many patients with cancer, including melanoma. But these therapies work for ...

Exploding carp numbers are ‘like a house of horrors’ for our rivers. Is it time to unleash carp herpes?

Ivor Stuart, Charles Sturt University; John Koehn, Charles Sturt University; Katie Doyle, Charles Sturt University, and Lee Baumgartner, Charles Sturt University With widespread La Niña ...

Microalgae could be the future of sustainable superfood in a rapidly changing world, study finds

by Frontiers Algae. It’s what’s for dinner. This variation on the iconic US advertising slogan from the beef industry may sound funny, but it’s no ...

Kelp farms could help reduce coastal marine pollution

by University of Alaska Fairbanks The water-filtering abilities of farmed kelp could help reduce marine pollution in coastal areas, according to a new University of ...

An Old Yellow Enzyme helps algae combat photooxidative stress

by Meike Drießen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum Old Yellow Enzymes have been known for almost 100 years, but their function in organisms has remained largely in the ...

The role of a novel long non-coding RNA in the immune escape of pathogenic Vibrio in fish

by KeAi CommunicationsMicroRNAs (miRNA) are small non-coding RNAs that regulate almost all biological processes, protein production, inflammatory responses, immune regulation, tumorigenesis and infection. In mammals, ...

Aquaponics: Growing Crops on the ‘Open Water’

By Scott Elliott, ARS Office of Communications in Research and Science It may be winter, but it is still possible to access fresh, locally-grown produce. ...

Breathing new life into waste industrial marine plastics

By Christina Benjaminsen, Norwegian Scitech News The fisheries and aquaculture sectors are major users of plastics. A research project has recently been launched to investigate ...

Research improves ability to identify and study algae species

by University of Oklahoma Harmful algal blooms create challenges around the globe for water quality and health risk management for humans, wildlife and pets. A ...

Describe the diversity and richness of the intestinal microbiota of Atlantic salmon during the transfer process to seawater

There is consensus in affirming that the health and well-being of fish is highly influenced by their microbiota, which can play a fundamental role in ...