Japanese researchers make plastics from microalgae

Japanese researchers make plastics from microalgae

The team, which includes researchers from Miyazaki University and the state-funded National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, said on Wednesday it had managed to extract high-molecular sugar formed by the microalgae and produce plastics by...
Biodiversity against cancer

Biodiversity against cancer

The aim of the Network that Spain and Latin America have created to advance in the fight against cancer is to find an antitumor from microalgae and has good prospects of moving to clinic.SEE ARTICLE (in Spanish)
A cheap and effective anti-cancer treatment using algae

A cheap and effective anti-cancer treatment using algae

“The discovery will enable to produce design-proteins in large quantities to treat cancer and other diseases in a way that is much cheaper than the usual procedures in which mammalian cells are used” scientists highlight.SEE ARTICLE (in Spanish)
Microalgae in the newscast in the Spanish tv channel TVE1

Microalgae in the newscast in the Spanish tv channel TVE1

Newscast on microalgae in the Spanish tv channel TVE1: “one of the most attractive ines of this research is food. We can say that very soon, microalgae will be present in many of the products offered in supermarkets.”SEE VIDEO (in Spanish)
Airbus plans on biofuel-testing flight in China

Airbus plans on biofuel-testing flight in China

European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company NV, parent of the airplane manufacturer of Airbus SAS, and ENN Group, a bio-energy company based in Hebei province, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work together on technology to derive biofuel from algae.SEE...