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We are the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa, a NERC UKRI facility based at the Scottish Association of Marine Science in Oban, Scotland. W: www.ccap.ac.uk E: ccap@sams.ac.uk
👀 Since its discovery, extremophiles have revolutionised research. 🔬 Sometimes it is good to look back and watch everything that biotechnology has done for us already 👉 www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...
Scientists Think the Most Extreme Beings on Earth Can Help Save Human Lives
A new review study explains that extremophiles have revolutionized medicine, and are invaluable allies in the fight against climate change.
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More special guests presenting on our CCAP online course are Dr Payam Mehrshahi & Dr Ana Teresa Gonçalves from GreenCoLab, presentation/discussion: "GreenCoLab - Applications of algal biotechnology in aquaculture" See the link below for course details and to apply 👇 www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/al...
CCAP will be at the Edinburgh Science Festival 2026 - if you are visiting come and say hello! We will be in Dynamic Earth on 16 & 17 April 10-4, with an ioLight microscope and a bioreactor, plus several of our algae strains. @samsocean.bsky.social #edinburgh #marinescience #STEM #pondlife #algae
The next of our Special Guest Presenters on CCAP’s online training course later this month is Dr Hiral Shah. Dr Shah's talk is entitled "Exploring cytoskeletal diversity across eukaryotes using expansion microscopy" See the link below for course details 👇 www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/algaculture2026/
Following the launch of the next CCAP online training course, we are delighted to announce the first of our Special Guest Speakers. Dr Katrin Geisler will present a talk entitled "Synthetic Biology for Algal Biotechnology". See the link below for course details 👇 www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/al...
Every responsible decision maker in politics, industry etc. should read this. Or better yet the original WMO report it’s about (linked in the article). And then think very seriously: What am I doing to stop this? Is it enough? How do I want to be remembered? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high
State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat
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🧪CCAP Algaculture online course - 21-23 April 2026 09:00-13:00 BST (GMT+1)🔬 This 3-day course is a mix of lectures and video lab practical demonstrations, there will be plenty of time for discussion with the tutors and other experts. See link below for more details: www.ccap.ac.uk/index.php/al...
CCAP's Mikey, Evie and Ceci are attending the #IBioIC 12th Annual Conference in Glasgow today and tomorrow: "BioSolutions for Tomorrow's World" Find them at Stand 2, Level 3 in the Exhibition area and say hello 😊 Technology Innovation Centre, 99 George Street, Glasgow Ibioicconference.com
Microalgal stimulants - using e.g. Chlorella vulgaris extract to improving lettuce yield and more A recent paper referencing CCAP 211/11B Chlorella vulgaris, one of our most studied and popular strains (and our oldest): www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Metabolomic and physiological insights into the biostimulant activity of Chlorella vulgaris extract in hydroponic lettuce under salinity stress
The application of microalgal biostimulants has emerged as a sustainable strategy to enhance crop performance, improve stress tolerance, and reduce th…
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A lovely sunny day today to showcase some of our green 💚 algae, top row below and see comment for the rest: CCAP 652/3 Netrium digitus CCAP 6038/1 Ulva clathrata CCAP 698/1A Zygnema cylindricum #culturecollection #algae #microalgae #pondlife #green
This week's episode of Rare Earth on BBC R4 is all about Ocean Explorers - it's a fascinating listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002rt0n #Diatoms, eDNA, kelp farming, evidence of dark oxygen production in the deep oceans, and the Scottish Marine Robotics Facility @samsocean.bsky.social
Rare Earth - Ocean Explorers - BBC Sounds
Tom Heap and Helen Czerski explore how robots and DNA are expanding our oceanic knowledge.
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New paper co-authored by CCAP Curator Ceci Rad Menéndez and SAMS Scientist David Green:
Leney MS group@leneyms.bsky.social · 6mo agoGreat to see our work on the evolution of light harvesting complexes is now online. Congratulations to Jas Sound and Giorgio Bianchini for pulling it all together! #nativeMS #cyanos www.nature.com/articles/s41...
We will be at @ccapoban.bsky.social in stunning Oban for the next two weeks fixing samples from their remarkable collection for #ExAME - thank you Ceci Mikey Jo Naomi and everyone at SAMS for the warm Scottish welcome ❤️ #ProtistsonSky #ExpandThemAll @fmikus.bsky.social
Omaya Dudin 𓂆 ¦🍉¦🦠¦🔬¦@dudinlab.bsky.social · 10mo ago#Expansion #Microscopy #Atlas of #Microbial #Eukaryotes is getting up to speed. We will be at full speed soon, but we are lucky to have a welcoming #protistology #community. Thx 🙏 to @Marine @fmikus.bsky.social @Julius & @Galina ⏭️Stop: @ccapoban.bsky.social #ExpandThemAll #ExAME #ProtistsOnSky
#Expansion #Microscopy #Atlas of #Microbial #Eukaryotes is getting up to speed. We will be at full speed soon, but we are lucky to have a welcoming #protistology #community. Thx 🙏 to @Marine @fmikus.bsky.social @Julius & @Galina ⏭️Stop: @ccapoban.bsky.social #ExpandThemAll #ExAME #ProtistsOnSky
Felix Mikus@fmikus.bsky.social · 10mo agoTrip 3 and past the 100 species count! Thank you for hosting us in České Budějovice Julius and Galina (and everyone providing samples!), for the prime support, and a fantastic selection of cultures! #expandthemall @moorefound.bsky.social @dudinlab.bsky.social @gautamdey.bsky.social & T. Richards
Drones and Droids: a strategy game with robots! The crowdfunder has just 7 days left - support marine science, STEM and fun! www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/drones-and... #stem #robotics #boardgame #hab #harmfulalgalbloom #marinescience
Drones and Droids: a strategy game with robots!
A thrilling collaborative strategy game about flying, roving and diving scientific robots - can you help make Drones and Droids a reality?
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CCAP Algaculture training course - in person at SAMS, Oban 28 - 29 Oct 2025 This 2 day course is a mix of theoretical lectures and hands-on lab practical components. Email us: ccap@sams.ac.uk
New culture shipping vessels: after the screw-capped tubes we use for shipping were discontinued we opted for glass vials instead - which will reduce our single-use plastic usage. The photo is of some happy Chlamydomonas cultures currently heading to Poland 🧪
New paper: "Exploring a bicarbonate-based carbon capture approach applicability to industrially relevant marine microalgae", citing five CCAP strains. www.cetjournal.it/index.php/ce...
Exploring a Bicarbonate-based Carbon Capture Approach Applicability to Industrially Relevant Marine Microalgae | Chemical Engineering Transactions
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Introducing CCAP 88/8 Volvox aureus Collected from a pond at Glasgow Botanic Gardens, this lovely green algae forms spherical colonies. We lost our last strain of Volvox several years ago so it is lovely to have it back in the Collection!
New paper from a study using CCAP 276/1A Tetradesmus obliquus: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Influence of season, inoculum density and ammonia concentration on biomass abundance and ammonia utilization of a microalgal consortium for tertiary remediation of tannery wastewater and valorization ...
Phyco-remediation has been advocated as a tertiary step for simultaneous remediation of tannery wastewater and valorization of microalgal biomass. Thi…
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New paper featuring CCAP 66/21B Tetraselmis chui: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... #Tetraselmischui #Mixotrophy #Antioxidants #Solubleprotein #A549cells
Bioactivity of autotrophic and mixotrophic Tetraselmis chuii (CCAP 66/21B) extracts against H2O2-mediated stress in A549 cells.
The trophic regime experienced by microalgae can influence their accumulation of antioxidant products such as phenolic compounds. This study investiga…
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CCAP and @samsocean.bsky.social are attending the Preserving What Matters: Scotland's National Collections exhibition on Tuesday 27th May - at the RSE, George Street in Edinburgh. If you're in the area come along to see our stand 🧪 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/preserving...
Preserving what matters: Scotland's national collections | In person
What do collections tell us about Scotland's history and future? And are they at risk? Join to ask questions and hear from our experts.
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New paper co-authored by CCAP Curator Ceci Rad Menéndez: "Evolution of far-red light photoacclimation in cyanobacteria" www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Evolution of far-red light photoacclimation in cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria oxygenated the atmosphere of early Earth and continue to be key players in global carbon and nitrogen cycles. A phylogenetically diverse…
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New paper co-authored by CCAP staff: A European biobanking strategy for safeguarding macroalgal genetic material to ensure food security, biosecurity and conservation of biodiversity www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A European biobanking strategy for safeguarding macroalgal genetic material to ensure food security, biosecurity and conservation of biodiversity
Biobanking (also known as germplasm banking) of genetic material is a well-established concept for preserving plant genetic diversity and also contributes to food security, conservation and restora...
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Final programme now available for our upcoming Algaculture online course: www.ccap.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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