High-starch algae are important in biofuel production, as a feed supplement in agriculture and as an efficient way to bind carbon dioxide. Researchers have now found a new method to control starch ...

Biofuels: Starch-rich algae can be used to produce bioethanol and other biofuels. Manipulating phototropin signalling makes it possible to increase starch production in a controlled manner.

Biofuels have been promoted as a renewable alternative to fossil fuels, but are they really the solution to our energy crisis? The rise of corn-based ethanol in the U.S. has led to increased food ...

A KU researcher takes a water sample from a lake during a toxic algae bloom caused by excess phosphorus and nitrogen running ...

Phototropin responds to blue light and regulates starch storage by activating or deactivating PMSK1, a protein that controls starch synthesis. Blue light reduces starch accumulation, while red ...

The Atlantic Ocean has a toxic seaweed problem. Floating in brown islands of algae, this year’s sargassum bloom has already ...

It fuels toxic algae blooms in lakes across Kansas and ... Here is a snapshot of the projects related to biofuel crop emissions that were announced in January. More institutions are involved ...

Set along the Erie Canal waterfront in Buffalo, New York, Silo Nord transforms a collection of historic grain silos into an ...

It fuels toxic algae blooms in lakes across Kansas and ... Here is a snapshot of the projects related to biofuel crop emissions that were announced in January. More institutions are involved ...