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Trends in marine biotechnology |
M. T. MORRISSEY, Astoria Seafood Lab., Oregon State Univ., 2001 Marine Dr., Rm. 253, Astoria, 97103 Marine biotechnology covers a wide range of scientific activities throughout the world. There is a great potential for developing new products and techniques and exploiting marine organisms to provide models for new pharmaceuticals, diagnostic and analytical reagents, polymers and other biochemical products. Marine organisms often possess unique structures, metabolic pathways, and physiological systems that have adapted to extreme temperatures and pressures. The major focus of this discipline has been in 1) food production through aquaculture, 2) utilization of novel components, e.g. enzymes from the marine environment, 3) production of bioactive components through aquatic organisms. This presentation will give a broad overview of these topics and present the latest breakthroughs in research, products and aquaculture in marine biotechnology and possible implications for the food and health industries.
Session 6, Marine biotechnology
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