Published 7 July 2011
There are an estimated 200,000 to 800,000 species of microalgae -- microscopic algae that thrive in freshwater and marine systems; scientists say microalgae offers a huge, untapped source of fuel, food, feed, pharmaceuticals, and even pollution-busters; it is set to be Texas' next big cash crop
Microalgae productiona facility // Source: co2captureandstorage.info
Just as corn and peanuts stunned the world decades ago with their then-newly discovered multi-beneficial uses and applications,Texas AgriLife research scientists in Corpus Christi think microalgae holds even more promise.
“It’s a huge, untapped source of fuel, food, feed, pharmaceuticals and even pollution-busters,” said Dr. Carlos Fernandez, a crop physiologist at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Corpus Christi who is studying the physiological responses of microalgae to the environment. There are an estimated 200,000 to 800,000 species of microalgae, microscopic algae that thrive in freshwater and marine systems, Fernandez said.
Of all those species, only 35,000 species have been described, he said.
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