At universities and startups around the globe, researchers are searching for microbes that could be used as food.

In the shadow of Iceland’s largest geothermal power station, a large warehouse houses a hi-tech indoor farm of sorts that’s like nothing I’ve ever seen. Under a strange pink-purple glow, illuminated ...

One potential alternative food source – both for humans and the animals we eat – is algae. Could the green stuff that appears on ponds and lakes after a particularly warm spell be the answer ...

The organism has also been used for food ingredients, animal feed and bioplastic replacements. "Using algae saves time and money while reducing waste, land usage and water usage." However ...

But its tiny relative, microalgae has been a less common food source, although it was eaten ... also known as blue-green algae, as it shares similar properties with microalgae.

The San Diego-based start-up, Triton Algae Innovations ... is to boost existing foods with proteins and nutrients that might not be available or as abundant in other sources.

In addition to strains for making bio-fuel, the report also signposts those which could be used as sources of food, Omega-3 oils, or aquaculture feed. This shortlist of ‘super-algae’ will give ...

at least 80 companies are focused on producing food from yeast, bacteria, fungi, certain strains of algae, and other microorganisms. Some products are already on the market, wrote Adam Leman ...