Once the algae are dry, 35 – 42% of its weight is protein, which can be used in the production of dietary supplements. Furthermore, the red pigment in some strains of porphyra is valuable ...

See seaweed anew at the Martha's Vineyard Museum.

When large swathes of invasive seaweed started washing up on Caribbean beaches in 2011, local residents were perplexed. Soon, mounds of unsightly sargassum – carried by currents from the ...

According to the American Porphyria Foundation (APF), EPP and XLP combined are the third most common porphyria, with an incidence of possibly two to five per million people, and are the most ...