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Marine biotechnology in the twenty-first century : problems, promise, and products /

Dramatic developments in understanding the fundamental underpinnings of life have provided exciting opportunities to make marine bioproducts an important part of the U.S. economy. Several marine based pharmaceuticals are under active commercial development, ecosystem health is high on the public...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Authors: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Marine Biotechnology: Biomedical Applications of Marine Natural Products (sponsoring body,), Marine Biotechnology Workshop: Biomedical Applications of Marine Natural Products
Format: Electronic Conference Proceeding eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, [2002]
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Dramatic developments in understanding the fundamental underpinnings of life have provided exciting opportunities to make marine bioproducts an important part of the U.S. economy. Several marine based pharmaceuticals are under active commercial development, ecosystem health is high on the public's list of concerns, and aquaculture is providing an ever greater proportion of the seafood on our tables. Nevertheless, marine biotechnology has not yet caught the public's, or investor's, attention. Two workshops, held in October 1999 and November 2001 (the 2001 proceedings are incorporated into this report) at the National Academies, were successful in highlighting new developments and opportunities in environmental and biomedical applications of marine biotechnology, and also in identifying factors that are impeding commercial exploitation of these products. This report includes a 2001 sessions addressing drug discovery and development, applications of genomics and proteomics to marine biotechnology, biomaterials and bioengineering, and public policy and essays contributed by the workshop speakers.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 PDF file (xi, 117 pages)) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780309508094
0309508096