This course was produced by the Algae Technology Educational Consortium and UC San Diego with funding from the Algae Foundation, the National Renewable Energy Lab, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Introductory seaweed farming techniques.
Basic seaweed cultivar domestication.
Seaweed identification, systematics and evolutionary relationships.
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This section will cover what algae are, how they've evolved, and how they've transformed our planet. We will also go over how humans have used algae throughout history.
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4 videos7 readings3 assignments
Algae are extremely diverse, and in this section you will learn about the three distinct seaweed taxa.
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4 videos8 readings4 assignments
Seaweeds are found almost everywhere and have complex ecologies. This section covers the basics of seaweed ecology including some of the organisms they interact with in nature and in industrial settings.
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5 videos10 readings5 assignments
This week includes techniques for the cultivation and marine agronomy of seaweeds including open water and tank cultivation.
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6 videos12 readings6 assignments
This section will cover how humans have used seaweed as a medicine, in religion and folklore, and in community events throughout history.
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2 videos4 readings2 assignments
In this section we will examine the important steps of seaweed product development and utilization. From simple foods to fuels and plastics.
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4 videos8 readings4 assignments
In the final week of this course, we will describe modern biotechnology efforts to improve the nature of seaweed cultivars through the use of genetic manipulation and modification.
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Reviewed on Jun 20, 2023
Its amazing and informative session about seaweeds i didn't expect that they are so useful and valueable. I rearly suprised and ejoyed at all.
Reviewed on Nov 24, 2024
This course was very interesting. It did not get 5 stars as there were far too many typos in the slides and the transcript made little sense at times.
Reviewed on Apr 8, 2024
This course is helpful, but it requires upgrades to the PowerPoint slides.
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