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UC San Diego Biologists Produce Rainbow-Colored Algae
March 7, 2013
What can green algae do for science if they weren’t, well, green? That’s the question biologists at UC San Diego sought to answer when they engineered a green alga used commonly in laboratories, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, into a rainbow of different colors by producing six different colored fluorescent proteins in the…
UC San Diego’s Algae Biofuels Program Ranked Best in Nation
May 23, 2016
The U.S. Department of Energy has ranked UC San Diego’s algae biofuels research effort the number one program in the nation for the fourth consecutive year.
Surfing into a Greener Future
April 23, 2015
…prepare the world’s first algae surfboard blank for the application of a fiberglass shell. Photos by Erik Jepsen/ UC San Diego Publications World’s first algae-based, sustainable surfboard produced by UC San Diego biology and chemistry students UC San Diego’s efforts to produce innovative and sustainable solutions to the world’s environmental…
Downtown Change Makers Event Features ‘Professor Algae’ Stephen Mayfield
August 17, 2016
…Stephen Mayfield, a pioneer in exploring the uses of algae for fuels, medicine, food and other purposes, is the featured speaker at this year’sthe inaugural launch of the “Change Makers” eventseries, set for 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24 at the Downtown San Diego Partnership, 401 B Street , Suite100.
Scientists Complete First EPA-Approved Outdoor Field Trial for Genetically Engineered Algae
May 4, 2017
Scientists have successfully completed the first outdoor field trial sanctioned by the EPA for genetically engineered algae. Algae tested under real-world conditions in outdoor ponds demonstrated that genetically engineered strains can be successfully cultivated outdoors without adversely impacting native algae populations.
Scripps and SoCalGas System to Use Algae to Capture Carbon Dioxide
July 30, 2012
…on the design of an innovative system in which algae consume carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from natural gas combustion and cost-effectively convert it into valuable byproducts such as biomethane, biodiesel and animal feed.
Lawnmowers of the Sea
December 5, 2016
In a new study, a Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego-led research team examined the unique grazing roles of algae-eating herbivores on coral reefs to learn more about how they help keep corals from being overgrown by seaweeds.
Bioengineered Marine Algae Expands Environments Where Biofuels Can Be Produced
November 26, 2012
…first time that marine algae can be just as capable as fresh water algae in producing biofuels. The scientists genetically engineered marine algae to produce five different kinds of industrially important enzymes and say the same process they used could be employed to enhance the yield of petroleum-like compounds from…
Plant Biologists From Across Country to Converge in San Diego to Discuss Future of Food, Fuel
May 8, 2012
…leaders in plant and algae biology from around the country will gather here for a symposium this week to discuss ways of using genetics to develop renewable ways of improving the nation’s food, fuel, pharmaceutical and other bio-based industries. The May 11 to 13 meeting, Food & Fuel for the…
