{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/629d572684f7870012cc0ba6/649b9bf8b7fba40011f61bf4?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Emily & Tara: Can we eat cyanobacteria?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/629d572684f7870012cc0ba6/1687919342367-74403de01713ade6dde118ecbc8c961c.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>As the second part in a two-part series, Emily and Tara make environmental health news palatable and link the environment's health to our own health. “Cyanobacteria are blue-green algae that produce a variety of bioactive compounds\" (Zahra et al., 2020). Cyanobacteria have been considered as a potential tool for the energy crisis, food security, disease outbreaks and climate change. Why is the blame for climate change on consumers? How do we support a population of 8 billion people? ----- Can cyanobacteria be the solution?</p><p><br></p><p>Source:</p><p>Zahra, Z., Choo, D. H., Lee, H., &amp; Parveen, A. (2020). Cyanobacteria: Review of current potentials and applications. <em>Environments</em>, <em>7</em>(2), 13. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments7020013&nbsp;</p>","author_name":"Tara"}