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| Title |
Towards sustainable sources for omega-3 fatty acids production
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Current Opinion in Biotechnology, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.copbio.2013.08.003 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
T Catalina Adarme-Vega, Skye R Thomas-Hall, Peer M Schenk |
| Abstract |
Omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docohexaenoic acid (DHA), provide significant health benefits for brain function/development and cardiovascular conditions. However, most EPA and DHA for human consumption is sourced from small fatty fish caught in coastal waters and, with depleting global fish stocks, recent research has been directed towards more sustainable sources. These include aquaculture with plant-based feeds, krill, marine microalgae, microalgae-like protists and genetically-modified plants. To meet the increasing demand for EPA and DHA, further developments are needed towards land-based sources. In particular large-scale cultivation of microalgae and plants is likely to become a reality with expected reductions in production costs, yield increasese and the adequate addressing of genetically modified food acceptance issues. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 520 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | <1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Spain | 2 | <1% |
| India | 2 | <1% |
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| New Zealand | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 5 | <1% |
| Unknown | 501 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 91 | 18% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 81 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 65 | 13% |
| Researcher | 60 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 30 | 6% |
| Other | 78 | 15% |
| Unknown | 115 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 162 | 31% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 48 | 9% |
| Environmental Science | 26 | 5% |
| Engineering | 26 | 5% |
| Chemistry | 24 | 5% |
| Other | 90 | 17% |
| Unknown | 144 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 01 August 2021.
All research outputs
#7,778,730
of 25,374,647 outputs
Outputs from Current Opinion in Biotechnology
#1,399
of 2,750 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#63,335
of 208,978 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Current Opinion in Biotechnology
#8
of 22 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,374,647 research outputs across all sources so far. This one has received more attention than most of these and is in the 69th percentile.
So far Altmetric has tracked 2,750 research outputs from this source. They typically receive a little more attention than average, with a mean Attention Score of 7.2. This one is in the 48th percentile – i.e., 48% of its peers scored the same or lower than it.
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