All cyanobacteria articles
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NewsNeurotoxin BMAA found in dust from Great Salt Lake
Researchers have identified a chronic neurotoxin known as BMAA, linked to neurodegenerative illnesses, in dust particles from the Great Salt Lake’s dried lakebed.
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NewsInfamous ‘eagle killer’ cyanobacterium produces not one, but two toxins
Two years ago, researchers established that a toxin from the cyanobacterium Aetokthonos hydrillicola is the cause of a mysterious disease among bald eagles in the USA - now they have described an elusive second toxin.
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News‘Regular testing needed’ following massive blue green algal bloom in UK’s largest lake
Water in the UK’s largest freshwater lake needs to undergo routine testing for cyanobacteria species in the future, following a devastating bloom, scientists have warned. Parts of Lough Neagh, which supplies around 40% of Northern Ireland’s drinking water, have been mired in thick green sludge following a massive bloom over ...
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News3D-printed ‘living material’ waffles could clean up contaminated water
Researchers have developed a new type of material, combining a seaweed-based polymer with engineered bacteria, that could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to clean pollutants from water.
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NewsGlitter impairs growth of cyanobacteria, study shows
Use of glitter in makeup, party costumes and decorations should be reconsidered, say researchers who investigated the effects of five concentrations of glitter on two strains of cyanobacteria.
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NewsCyanobacteria can ‘grow’ stronger sand-based construction materials
Researchers have successfully grown bacterial cells in potential sand-based construction materials, according to a study charting the novel development of an additive co-fabrication manufacturing process.
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NewsCurrent estimates of Lake Erie algae toxicity may miss the mark
A new study of the annual harmful algal bloom (HAB) in Lake Erie suggests that the toxicity of the bloom may be overestimated in earlier warm months and underestimated later in the summer.
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NewsA floating sponge could help remove harmful algal blooms
A floating sponge in a charcoal-like powder and paired with an oxidizing agent destroys over 85% of algal cells from lake and river water samples.
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CareersWorld Youth Skills Day 2023 - the inspirational young scientists who are going places
We’re celebrating the upcoming generation of young microbiologists on World Youth Skills Day 2023 by highlighting some of the inspirational student winners of the Grand Awards of Regeneron ISEF 2023.
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NewsStudy unveils gene expression of photosynthetic symbiont in marine diatom
A new study explores the genetic expression of a photosynthetic symbiont that lives inside an abundant marine organism.
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NewsScientists reveal how Captain Cook microbe forms clumps
Researchers have described for the first time how the marine microorganism Trichodesmium filaments form aggregates through a simple yet exquisitely effective behavioural strategy.
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CareersUnearthing the secrets of living rocks
Working on a NASA-CSA project was a dream come true - and 13 years on, I’ve travelled the world unravelling the secret of contemporary microbialites.
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FeaturesMicrobial solutions to dryland desertification
Covering more than 45% of the Earth’s surface, drylandsare home to ~3 billion humans (~37.5% of the population) and generate ~50% of global food production.
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NewsCyanobacteria membrane proteins similar to animals’
A dynamin-like protein, namely SynDLP, has been identified in the genome of a cyanobacterium.
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News12 exotic bacteria found to passively collect rare earth elements from wastewater
Scientists have shown that the biomass of some exotic photosynthetic cyanobacteria can efficiently absorb rare earth elements (REEs) from wastewater, to be collected for reuse.
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NewsIceland could feed Europe with cyanobacteria reactors powered by renewables
Iceland could play a pivotal role in European food security, providing over 40 million Europeans with a safe, sustainable, and locally-produced protein source over the next decade, while mitigating over 700 million tons of CO2 emissions, a new study suggests.
