Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biology have discovered a remarkably streamlined strategy for developmental control in brown algae. They have shown that a single ARGONAUTE (AGO) protein ...

Scientists have discovered a sexual reproduction process in microalgae that helps them better understand algae and plant evolution. Their discovery could lead to new industrial applications for ...

Leather mudweed (Avrainvillea lacerata) blades emerging from coarse sand at Maunalua Bay, O'ahu, Hawai'i. Credit: SA Krueger-Hadfield Algae don't get the credit or attention they deserve. They are ...

Introduction to the algae -- Organization of the algal organisms -- Methods of study and nutrition of algae -- Reproduction in algae -- Classification of algae -- Illustrative algal organisms -- ...