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Desert Goes Green

Desalting of seawater by engineering light driven ion pumps into microalgae to generate freshwater for agriculture in arid regions.

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© Armin Djamei
Prof. Dr. Armin Djamei
Exzellenzuniversität Bonn
INRES-Pflanzenpathologie
Nussallee 9,
D-53115 Bonn
Tel: +49 (0) 228 / 73 – 2444
Email: Djamei@uni-bonn.de
https://www.pflanzenkrankheiten.uni-bonn.de

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