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Chemical Signals Activate Toxic Algae Blooms

Chemical Signals Activate Toxic Algae Blooms

Single-celled marine algae called Alexandrium minutum, which are responsible for nearly half of the photosynthesis on Earth, sometimes grow with abandon, producing neurotoxic alkaloid compounds that accumulate in food chains and harm commercial fisheries.

What motivates these phytoplankton to produce the poisons has been a long-standing question. According to a team of researchers led by Erik…

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