Timeline of algae research
Below you will find a timeline of basic research accomplishments from isolating the first unialgal cultures to the sequencing of the first algae genome.
The purpose of this graph is to show important milestones that have been made in research.
The purpose of this graph is to show important milestones that have been made in research.
"We're trying to do in 10 years what agriculture has accomplished in 100 years, but we have two enormous advantages. One is that we're in the molecular era, so we can take things down to a single gene. Two is that we're dealing with single cells so we can grow 25 generations of crops in a year."
Dr. Stephen Mayfield a founder of Sapphire Energy and director of San Diego Center for Algae Biotechnology (Fast Company issue 147 July/August 2010)
