Farming more seaweed for food, feed and fuel

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Expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet’s food security, biodiversity loss and climate change challenges according to a University of Queensland-led study. PhD Candidate Scott Spillias, from UQ’s School of Earth and Environmental Science, said seaweed offered a sustainable alternative to land-based agricultural expansion to meet the world’s growing […]

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Polyethylene particles show adverse effects in cell lines

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Exposure to high doses of micro-sized polyethylene has adverse effects on cells, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland finds. The researchers investigated the toxicity of micro-sized polyethylene in two different human colorectal cancer cell lines. Being one of our most common plastics, polyethylene is used for a variety of purposes, for example […]

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