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Structure of a Chlamydomonas, green algae
Drugs Hitch a Ride on Algae for Targeted Delivery
A new microrobot uses algae to transport antibiotics into the lungs of mice with pneumonia.
Drugs Hitch a Ride on Algae for Targeted Delivery
Drugs Hitch a Ride on Algae for Targeted Delivery

A new microrobot uses algae to transport antibiotics into the lungs of mice with pneumonia.

A new microrobot uses algae to transport antibiotics into the lungs of mice with pneumonia.

algae, microbiology

Illustration showing microscopic algae swim through mouse lungs and deliver nanoparticles of an antibiotic attached to their surfaces
Infographic: Algae Robots Transport Antibiotics to Infected Tissues
Holly Barker, PhD | Feb 1, 2023 | 1 min read
Microscopic algae dotted with drug-filled nanoparticles may offer a more effective means of treatment than traditional delivery methods.
Photo of Monir Moniruzzaman
Monir Moniruzzaman Studies the Secrets of Giant Viruses
James M. Gaines | Jan 2, 2023 | 4 min read
The University of Miami researcher studies how a mysterious group of supersized viruses infects and influences the evolution of their hosts.
Microscope image of Chlamydomonas
Researcher Sanctioned by PNAS for Not Sharing Alga
Catherine Offord | Jun 9, 2021 | 1 min read
Zhangfeng Hu will be unable to submit manuscripts for three years after having violated the journal’s policy about making study materials available to other scientists.
Mass Elephant Die-Off Caused by Cyanobacteria, Officials Say
Max Kozlov | Sep 23, 2020 | 2 min read
Tests point to a toxic algal bloom that might have led to the unprecedented deaths of hundreds of African elephants in Botswana earlier this year, but the evidence isn’t conclusive.
Blue-Green Algae Produce Methane
Ruth Williams | Jan 15, 2020 | 3 min read
Biological production of this greenhouse gas, once thought to be the reserve of anaerobic microbes, occurs in these widespread, photosynthesizing cyanobacteria.
Newly discovered protist is a close relative of red algae
Image Of The Day: Predatory Protists
Nicoletta Lanese | Jul 19, 2019 | 1 min read
The protist Rhodelphis limneticus bears little resemblance to its close genetic relative, red algae.
Not One, Not Two, But Three Fungi Present in Lichen
Kerry Grens | Jan 17, 2019 | 2 min read
Scientists discover a third fungus that is widespread in lichens, but it’s not clear yet whether it’s a partner in the algal-fungal symbiosis or a bystander.
Image of the Day: “Ringing” Coral Reefs
Ashley Yeager | Oct 5, 2018 | 1 min read
Algae on the reefs make a sound when they produce gas bubbles.
Image of the Day: Multiple Choice
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jun 19, 2018 | 1 min read
Photosynthesis can happen in more than one way.  
Image of the Day: Flock of Algae
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Mar 21, 2018 | 1 min read
Volvox barberi actively organize themselves into large colonies that optimize space.
Classic Example of Symbiosis Revised
Kerry Grens | Jul 25, 2016 | 1 min read
The partnering of an alga and a fungus to make lichen may be only two-thirds of the equation.
Patchy Plankton
Chris Palmer | Dec 1, 2013 | 3 min read
Turbulence interacts with the stabilizing efforts of motile phytoplankton to create small-scale patches of toxic, bloom-forming organisms.
Opinion: Learning from Transcriptomes
David Smith | Nov 28, 2012 | 2 min read
In the largest microbial eukaryote genetic sequencing effort ever attempted, researchers are investigating the transcriptomes of 700 marine algae species.
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