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Molecular biology in marine science : scientific questions, technological approaches, and practical implications / Committee on Molecular Marine Biology, Ocean Studies Board, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Molecular Marine Biology.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Molecular biology.
- Marine sciences.
- Oceanography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (88 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1994.
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- ""MOLECULAR BIOLOGY IN MARINE SCIENCE: SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS, TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACHES, AND PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""Contents""; ""EXECUTIVE SUMMARY""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""Research Needs""; ""Technology Development, Technology Transfer, and Infrastructure""; ""Public and Commercial Applications""; ""Coordination of Support""; ""1 INTRODUCTION ""; ""2 LIFE IN THE OCEANS: TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL DISTRIBUTIONS""; ""SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS""; ""TECHNIQUES TO ADDRESS THE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS""; ""Automation of Molecular Techniques""; ""PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS""
- ""Global Change""""Resources""; ""3 PHYSIOLOGICAL, BIOCHEMICAL, AND GENETIC STATUS OF MARINE ORGANISMS ""; ""SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS""; ""TECHNIQUES TO ADDRESS THE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS""; ""PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS""; ""Physiological Condition of Marine Organisms""; ""Mariculture""; ""Environmental Quality""; ""Food Safety""; ""Bioremediation""; ""4 MARINE ORGANISMS AS MODEL SYSTEMS ""; ""SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS""; ""Signal Molecules and Genes Controlling Reproduction, Development, and Growth""; ""Neurobiology""; ""Differentiation and Pattern Formation""
- ""TECHNIQUES TO ADDRESS THE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS""""PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS""; ""Human Health""; ""Marine Biotechnology""; ""5 CHEMICAL ECOLOGY""; ""SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS""; ""TECHNIQUES TO ADDRESS THE SCIENTIFIC QUESTIONS""; ""PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS""; ""“Drugs from the Sea� and Agrichemicals""; ""Chitin""; ""Complex Polysaccharides""; ""Vitamins and Other Essential Nutrients""; ""Adhesives""; ""Microbial Products and Biochemical Processes""; ""6 RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""RESEARCH NEEDS""; ""TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER, AND INFRASTRUCTURE""
- ""PUBLIC AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS""""COORDINATION OF SUPPORT""; ""REFERENCES""
- Notes:
- Committee Chairman: Dennis Powers.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 65-76).
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