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|  Humankind has always depended on the sea -- for food, for medicinal treatments, for wealth. Now the new science of biotechnology has created new exciting possibilities for making the most of the ocean's bounty and for developing products never before associated with the sea. Biotechnologists use living organisms (or parts of organisms) to make or modify products, to improve plants or animals or to develop microorganisms for beneficial uses, including the development of materials that mimic molecular structures or functions of living organisms. Marine organisms, in particular, represent great phylogenetic diversity, making them reservoirs of unique genetic information and important natural resources for possible development. Exploratory research shows the great potential for exploiting the biochemical capabilities of marine organisms to provide models for new classes of pharmaceuticals, polymers, enzymes, other chemical products, and industrial processes, as well as vaccines, diagnostic and analytical reagents and genetically altered organisms for aquaculture and the seafood industry. Marine biotechology is also providing new tools and approaches for determining water quality and for understanding ecological relationships among marine organisms and for defining fisheries and stocks that will help improve marine resource management. | | | | Collaborators are sought for this Topic. If you are interested, please click on Become a joint editor. | | | | |
 | | | | | | | Institute Name | Australian Institute of Marine Science
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| | Short Institution Name | AIMS | | Description | The Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) supports the knowledge needed for the sustainable use and protection of the marine environment through innovative, world-class scientific and technological research. A new Director and CEO, Dr Ian Poiner, was appointed in July 2004. | | Keywords | AUSTRALIA; MARINE SCIENCE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; PROTECTION; EOCSYSTEMS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; BIO TECHNOLOGY | | Geography Keywords | AUSTRALIA; SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN; GREAT BARRIER REEF | |
| Type of Institution | Research Institution | | Contact | | | Position | Public Relations | | Address | | PMB No 3 | | Townsville QLD | | AUSTRALIA 4810 | |
| | Telephone | 61 7 4753 4490 | | Fax | 61 7 4753 4386 | | Email | w.ellery@aims.gov.au | | Homepage | http://www.aims.gov.au | | Photograph |  | | Additional Links | http://www.aims.gov.au/pages/research.html | |
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