Sequencing of Green Alga Genome Provides Blueprint to Advance Clean Energy, Bioproducts

USA.- Plant biologists have sequenced the genome of a particularly promising species of green alga, providing a blueprint for new discoveries in producing sustainable biofuels, ...

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The impact of sunshine on mussel beds

Identifying the environmental factors driving larval settlement is crucial to understanding the population dynamics of marine invertebrates. EU-funded research feeds into a new study that ...

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Algae: our original omega-3 source

Omega-3 fatty acids play an important role in our diets in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and for normal vision and brain functions. We eat ...

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Fishing can cause slowly reversible changes in gene expression

Finland.- Cohort after cohort, fishing typically removes large fish from the population and can lead to rapid evolutionary changes in exploited fish populations. A new ...

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New Growth Strategies Needed for Alternative Aquafeed Ingredients

Utrecht, The Netherlands.- In the last two decades, fishmeal grew increasingly scarce, as production declined by more than 2m tonnes. This scarcity triggered the quest ...

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This nasal receptor mediates the appetizing smell of fish food

Japan.- The aquatic environment is full of tantalizing chemicals that can guide a fish to mates or meals. Now, scientists in Japan have identified the ...

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ERNACT network of regions secures €1.8 million for European aquaculture innovation project

The ERNACT network of regions is delighted to announce that the ‘SAFER – Smart Atlantic Seafood Clusters’ innovation project has been approved and co-funded by ...

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New robotic fish for environmental monitoring

Madrid, Spain.- Researchers from Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and University of Florence are developing a bio-inspired robot equipped with special chemical sensors able to detect ...

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Farmed salmon need marine omega 3

Norway.- In her PhD thesis at Nofima, Marta Bou Mira studied what minimum level of marine omega 3 fatty acids is required in feed to ...

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Scientists watch fat metabolism in live fish, observe real-time lipid biochemistry

Baltimore, USA.- Studying how our bodies metabolize lipids such as fatty acids, triglycerides, and cholesterol can teach us about cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other health ...

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