Finally optogenetics gets recognized. Nice that this field was made possibly by a humble #algal protein characterized by Hegemann years ago... German and US scientists win Nobel Prize 2026 in medicine

🚨 #EnvironmentalPollution

💥 The molecular culprit behind harmful #algal blooms/some contamination in #groundwater = same thing that's kept civilization fed for millennia: a stable form of #nitrogen called #nitrate💥

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Dragon Search SA has studied reports of dead sea dragons made during the state's harmful algal bloom amid hopes of boosting numbers as breeding season nears. #algal #blooms #environmental #impacts

Throughout the algal bloom crisis, citizen scientists off the coast of South Australia helped with research. Now, with deadly bird flu impacting wildlife, they are taking to the ocean to keep watch.  #marine #biology #algal #blooms #avian #influenza