Hacker News with Generative AI: Algae

Researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life (phys.org)
Fully active again even after around 7,000 years without light and oxygen in the Baltic Sea sediment: the diatom Skeletonema marinoi.

Science, Biology, Algae, Research, Ancient Life

9 points by geox 5 days ago | 0 comments

600M years of shared environmental stress response found in algae and plants (phys.org)
Without plants on land, humans could not live on Earth.

Science, Biology, Plants, Algae, Environment

97 points by PaulHoule 12 days ago | 6 comments

Hypso-2 satellite monitors harmful algae from space (phys.org)
It's slightly larger than a 5-liter water bottle, and is whizzing around the Earth at a speed of 7.5 kilometers per second.

Space, Satellites, Environmental Monitoring, Algae

7 points by rbanffy 90 days ago | 1 comments

New discovery reveals how diatoms capture CO2 so effectively (unibas.ch)
Tiny diatoms in the ocean are masters at capturing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the environment. They fix up to 20 percent of the Earth’s CO2. A research team at the University of Basel has now discovered a protein shell in these algae that is necessary for efficient CO2 fixation. This groundbreaking discovery can provide ideas for bioengineering approaches to reduce CO2 in the atmosphere.

Science, Climate Change, Biology, Algae

115 points by lux 163 days ago | 34 comments

Largest protein yet discovered builds algal toxins (phys.org)

Biology, Science, Proteins, Algae, Toxins

58 points by PaulHoule 226 days ago | 15 comments

Algae that can fix nitrogen – thanks to a tiny cell structure (nature.com)

Algae, Biology, Science, Nitrogen Fixation

108 points by rntn 353 days ago | 27 comments