SERI microalgae culture collection

Okay kiddo, have you heard about microalgae before? They are tiny plants that live in water and are so small that you need a microscope to see them! They are really important because they make up the base of the food chain in the ocean, which means other animals eat them to survive.

Now, imagine you want to study all the different types of microalgae that exist in the world. But how can you do that? You can't just go out and find all the different types of microalgae in every single body of water! That's where the seri microalgae culture collection comes in.

The seri microalgae culture collection is like a big library, but instead of books, it has thousands and thousands of tiny bottles of water. Inside each bottle is a different type of microalgae that has been carefully collected and stored so that scientists can study them later.

Every bottle in the collection contains the same type of microalgae, which makes it easier for scientists to compare them and learn more about the differences among the various types of microalgae.

The people who work at the seri microalgae culture collection take really good care of the microalgae so that they stay alive and healthy. They feed them with special nutrients and make sure they have just the right amount of light and temperature to grow. They also make sure each bottle is labeled correctly so that they don't get mixed up with each other.

In summary, the seri microalgae culture collection is like a big library that holds many tiny bottles filled with different types of microalgae. It allows scientists to study them and learn more about our environment and the base of the food chain in the ocean.