Cyanotoxin which is why they are usually green or blue. Cyanobacteria are found almost everywhere; in oceans, lakes and rivers as well as on land. They flourish in Arctic and Antarctic lakes, hotsprings and wastewater treatment plants. They even inhabit the fur of polar bears, to which they impart a greenish tinge. Cyanobacteria produce potent toxins, but they also produce helpful bioactive compounds, including substances with antitumour, antiviral, anticancer, antibiotic and antifungal activity, UV protectants and specific inhibitors of enzymes. Cyanotoxins are often implicated in what are commonly called "red tides" or "harmful algal blooms". Lakes and oceans contain many single-celled
Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center years. As of January 20th 2015, GLBRC researchers have issued more than 100 patent applications. The Center employs over 400 scientists focusing on four primary research areas: sustainability, plants, deconstruction, and conversion. Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center The Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) is one of three bioenergy research centers established in 2007 by the U.S. Department of Energy. It is led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Michigan State University as a primary partner. GLBRC works with academic, federal, and private sector bodies to help create the "pipeline" between biomass production and its final conversion to fuel. The