2011-12-02
very cool. do you know much about diatoms?
Albert Tremblay , yes! Diatomaceous structures are made up of mineral like stuff, no?
wiki: “Diatomaceous earth consists of fossilized remains of diatoms.”
yahoo: “Diatoms and phytoplankton (photosynthetic plankton) in general are grazed on like grass is on land.”
There is a ted talk about growing diatoms to feed the ecology.
Like grass on the land..I like that analogy, Albert Tremblay ! But these crystals are quite soft and will probably disintegrate to the touch..just protein with some lipid (sort of like fat) 🙂
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very cool. do you know much about diatoms?
Albert Tremblay , yes! Diatomaceous structures are made up of mineral like stuff, no?
wiki: “Diatomaceous earth consists of fossilized remains of diatoms.”
yahoo: “Diatoms and phytoplankton (photosynthetic plankton) in general are grazed on like grass is on land.”
There is a ted talk about growing diatoms to feed the ecology.
Like grass on the land..I like that analogy, Albert Tremblay ! But these crystals are quite soft and will probably disintegrate to the touch..just protein with some lipid (sort of like fat) 🙂