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Algae Technology

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Billions of years ago the Earth’s atmosphere was filled with CO2. Thus there was no life on the planet. Life on Earth started with Cyanobacterium and algae. These humble photosynthetic organisms sucked out the atmospheric CO2 and started releasing oxygen. As a result, the levels of CO2 started decreasing to such an extent that life evolved on Earth. Once again these smallest organisms are poised to save us from the threat of global warming.

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