Marine Biotechnology

Plastic film can be a menace to the environment. The super-thin material that makes up baggies and shrink wrap has proven to be one of the trickier plastics to recycle—and often ends up festering in landfills or in the ocean. And when humans go through hundreds of billions of plastic bags each year globally, that can make for a gigantic problem…

Seaweed is a type of macro-algae generally live on the bottom of shallow waters that are exposed to sunlight. It is a lower level plant belonging to the thallophytic division. The classification of seaweed is divided into 4 classes based on its pigment content, namely green seaweed (Chlorophyta), red seaweed (Rhodophyta), brown seaweed (Phaeophyta) and blonde seaweed (Chrysophyta). All parts of the seaweed body are called the thallus. There are various forms of…

While algae may be a nuisance to some people, scientists and biotechnologists think otherwise. Algae have become increasingly popular as the future source of food and the next-generation biofuels. They are the fastest growing plant organisms in nature and capable of converting large amounts of carbon dioxide into oxygen. There are two broad categories of algae; macroalgae and microalgae….