Sustainable and nutrient-rich, microalgae has been heralded as the superfood of the future – but with a bitter aftertaste, it’s struggled to hit the mainstream. One bio-designer has developed ...

Green lines with dots show a pure culture of Medakamo hakoo streaked onto an agar medium. Study co-author Emeritus Professor Tsuneyoshi Kuroiwa first discovered the algae when the water in his ...

Microalgae grow naturally with salt water and sunlight. In the lab, the agar gel provides the water and nutrients, while a photobioreactor provides the right conditions for good growth, says Lücking.