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Journal Article 2015

Cysteine Enhances Bioavailability of Copper to Marine Phytoplankton

Laboratory research on how cysteine affects copper uptake by marine algae.

Michael J. Walsh, Sarah D. Goodnow, Grace E. Vezeau, Lubna V. Richter, Beth A. Ahner

Environmental Science & Technology, 49(20), 12145-12152

This study investigates how marine phytoplankton obtain copper and how cysteine changes its availability. It comes from Michael J. Walsh’s environmental engineering research at Cornell University.