The Algae Research Library

A growing collection of sourced and cited research spanning every major application of algae – from nutrition and medicine to biofuels and environmental science.
Every article includes a plain-language summary, source citation, and category tag.

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Algae don’t get the credit or attention they deserve. They are responsible for much of the oxygen we breathe, play

Researchers in the Aylward lab at Virginia Tech have discovered a dormant virus in a model green alga and were

​It’s a long way to Mars, and explorers headed there will either have to take enough food and supplies to

Professor Valerie Ward, Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering and director of the Microalgae Biomanufacturing Lab at the University of Waterloo,

A recent study conducted by researchers at Concordia University developed an innovative method to generate clean energy using algae. In

Algae are a vast group of photosynthetic organisms, ranging from microscopic species (microalgae) like chlorella and phytoplankton, to large multicellular