20 Jan 2023 --- Researchers in San Diego, US, argue that due to its nutritional and environmental benefits, microalgae should be “what’s for dinner.” While arguing that the beef industry is a significant influencer of greenhouse gas emissions, environmental pollution from agriculture, and threatening global food insecurity for billions, the study says both of these issues can be solved with algae. “Many of us have known the potential of algae for food for years, and have been working on it as a food source. However, with climate change, deforestation and a population of eight billion people, almost everyone realizes that the world simply has to become more efficient in protein production,” says Dr. Stephen Mayfield, co-author and professor of biology at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and director of the California Center for Algae Biotechnology.
