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Did You Know – Medical Applications with Sandcastle Worms, Crabs and Seaweeds

Sandcastle worms are fascinating marine critters. If you have visited the tidepools, you may have seen their homes. But you never see the worms during low tides because they are hunkered down inside their home. Look at the images below from iNaturalist to see these remarkable critters. Learn how they and crabs are being used in medical applications. Sandcastle worms, scientifically known as Phragmatopoma californica, … Continue reading Did You Know – Medical Applications with Sandcastle Worms, Crabs and Seaweeds

Seaweed to Cow Feed

Why is Sweden building the world’s largest algae factory? From Euronews.com A Swedish start-up is building the world’s largest algae factory to create emission-reducing seaweed feed for cattle. But how do you reduce greenhouse gases from the world’s most polluting animal? 4 per cent of the world’s methane emissions currently come from cattle, which is two times higher than the whole aviation industry put together. … Continue reading Seaweed to Cow Feed