Pond Scum’s Promise

Pond Scum’s Promise

12 Days of Science: Day 4

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Collecting Klammath Lake algae

Blue-green algae has been a health craze since the 1980s. The one-celled organism is staging a comeback with a new algae product that promotes the release of stem cells to repair damaged tissue.

And, it says it can help fix aches and pains and cure disease.

But the science doesn’t back up these claims. And, new research is showing that promoting stem cell mobility may help promote cancer tumor growth.

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