Regulated growth of diatom cells on self-assembled monolayers
The authors succeeded in regulating the growth of diatom cells on chemically modified glass surfaces

A 100%-complete sequence reveals unusually simple genomic features in the hot-spring red alga Cyanidioschyzon merolae
C. merolae appears to have the simplest nuclear genome of the non-symbiotic eukaryotes

Utilization of marine algae Caulerpa species for their bioactivity over bacterial pathogens and economically important plants
Preliminary studies on the biological activity of four different species of marine algae Caulerpa spp.

The sex-inducing pheromone and wounding trigger the same set of genes in the multicellular green alga Volvox
The sex-inducing pheromone of the multicellular green alga Volvox carteri is a glycoprotein that triggers development of males and females at a concentration <10(-16) M.

Nuclear transformation of Volvox carteri
Stable nuclear transformation of Volvox carteri was achieved using the cloned V. carteri nitA+ gene (which encodes nitrate reductase) to complement a nitA- mutation.

Quantitative analysis of cell-type specific gene expression in the green alga Volvox carteri
The multicellular alga Volvox carteri possesses only two cell types: mortal, motile somatic cells and potentially immortal, immotile reproductive cells.

Researchers review evolutionary history of modern algae
Trees and grass are usually the only "heroes" that come to mind for consuming carbon dioxide and producing oxygen for planet Earth, but they have allies in the water

Internal Clocks Keep Everything From Humans To Algae Ticking
Even simple organisms such as single-celled algae have internal clocks.

Milk found safe from toxic algae
Even if dairy cattle drink water polluted by toxic blue-green algae, the toxins do not get into their milk -- which remains safe for human consumption.

Algae's protein 'tails' create motion – and aid munching
When single-celled organisms such as sperm crack their whip-like appendages called flagella, the beating sets them in motion.

Algae provide new clues to cancer
A microscopic green alga helped scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies identify a novel function for the retinoblastoma protein

New group of algae discovered: Picobiliphytes
An international group of researchers has succeeded in identifying a previously unknown group of algae.

'Cellular antennae' on algae give clues to how human cells receive signals
By studying microscopic hairs called cilia on algae, researchers have found that an internal structure that helps build cilia is also responsible for a cell's response to external signals.

Researcher turns brown algae phylogeny upside down
According to fellow phycologists, an algae expert has turned brown algae phylogeny completely upside down.

Ontario researchers see increase in taste and odour-causing algae problems
Ninety per cent of the lakes surveyed in a study of Ontario's "cottage country" north of Toronto have seen a significant rise in taste and odour-causing algae...

Breakthrough Research On Ocean Algae Could Lead To Freeze- And Drought- Resistant Crops
"The missing link" has been found in how tiny ocean algae produce a chemical substance that influences cloud formation in the atmosphere.

Destructive Algae Overtaking Mediterranean Waters
An unusually aggressive, novel species of algae is carpeting the Mediterranean seafloor in an invasion that has crossed the borders of five countries in just a decade

The secret life of algae
A fundamental process that has puzzled researchers for many years has been explained by UK scientists.