PCR test for Okinawa mozuku could increase yields and lead to climate-tolerant strains

A simple PCR test could be used to improve cultivation of the edible brown seaweed, Okinawa mozuku, and even aid attempts at generating heat-tolerant strains, reported scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST). The PCR test, described in a new study published June 9, 2022 in Phycological Research, detects nine genes that reveal the mozuku algae’s lifecycle stage, as well as its sex.A simple PCR test could be used to improve cultivation of the edible brown seaweed, Okinawa mozuku, and even aid attempts at generating heat-tolerant strains, reported scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST). The PCR test, described in a new study published June 9, 2022 in Phycological Research, detects nine genes that reveal the mozuku algae’s lifecycle stage, as well as its sex.Read More