The #diatom genus Nitzschia lost photosynthesis to become free-living heterotrophs. This study shows how #HGT from marine bacteria, followed by #GeneDuplication & #neofunctionalization, allowed them to catabolize #alginate & live off brown algal polysaccharides @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/41WaW8e

Make DIY Conductive, Biodegradable String Right In Your Kitchen https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/make-diy-conductive-biodegradable-string-right-in-your-kitchen/ #chemistryhacks #WearableHacks #biodegradable #conductive #alginate #wearable #pendant #how-to #dress #led

Make DIY Conductive, Biodegradable String Right In Your Kitchen - [ombates] shares a step-by-step method for making a conductive bio-string from scr... - https://hackaday.com/2025/03/28/make-diy-conductive-biodegradable-string-right-in-your-kitchen/ #chemistryhacks #wearablehacks #biodegradable #conductive #alginate #wearable #pendant #how-to #dress #led

SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 7th, 2025

https://bit.ly/stc020725

#Mosa #fat #plant-based #cultivated #Alabama #shrews #Nipah #Hendra #Vortex #deformed #core #elongated #ECM #acellular #nanocomposite #alginate #agroforestry #farming #trees #shrubs

New #alginate extraction method may help cultivated kelp be as good as wild #kelp.

#laminaria #algria #biotechnology #mariculture

https://phys.org/news/2024-01-alginate-method-cultivated-kelp-good.html

Been a long while since I did this. Just a quick small prep this evening mostly to see if I have everything I need and it works well for the 6-10 yo I am doing a plant, carbohydrates and thickeners science workshop.
#Strawberry "#Caviar " #KitchenChemistry #Carbohydrates #Alginate

I should make it more red I guess, but I don't want to add food colour