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2009-09-10 |

Irish researcher suggests to develop GE seaweed

The Irish government-funded Marine Functional Foods Research Initiative (NutraMara project) kicked into life in March, 2008, and joins members of industry such as the Irish seaweed extract specialist, Marigot, which has supplied some of the calcium-based seaweed extracts used in the research, with researchers drawn from a wide range of institutions. [...] With some questioning the long-term sustainability of the Irish seaweed supply, [project scientific manager Dr Maria Hayes], suggested genetically modified seaweed production may be an area of research for the future.

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2009-09-10 |

Irish researcher suggests to develop GE seaweed

The Irish government-funded Marine Functional Foods Research Initiative (NutraMara project) kicked into life in March, 2008, and joins members of industry such as the Irish seaweed extract specialist, Marigot, which has supplied some of the calcium-based seaweed extracts used in the research, with researchers drawn from a wide range of institutions. [...] With some questioning the long-term sustainability of the Irish seaweed supply, [project scientific manager Dr Maria Hayes], suggested genetically modified seaweed production may be an area of research for the future.

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