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The essentials of Marine Biotechnology
Rotter, Ana; Barbier, Michéle; Bertoni, Francesco; Bones, Atle M.; Cancela, M. Leonor; Carlsson, Jens; Carvalho, Maria F.; Cegłowska, MartaCoastal countries have traditionally relied on the existing marine resources (e.g., fishing, food, transport, recreation, and tourism) as well as tried to support new economic endeavors (ocean energy, desalination for water supply, and seabed mining). Modern societies and lifestyle resulted in an increased demand for dietary diversity, better health and well-being, new biomedicines, natural cosmeceuticals, envi...
Marine environmental plastic pollution: mitigation by microorganism degradation...
Oliveira, Juliana; Belchior, Afonso; da Silva, Verónica D.; Rotter, Ana; Petrovski, Zeljko; Almeida, Pedro L.; Lourenço; Gaudencio, Susana P.Plastics are very useful materials and present numerous advantages in the daily life of individuals and society. However, plastics are accumulating in the environment and due to their low biodegradability rate, this problem will persist for centuries. Until recently, oceans were treated as places to dispose of litter, thus the persistent substances are causing serious pollution issues. Plastic and microplastic ...
A new network for the advancement of marine biotechnology in Europe and beyond
Rotter, Ana; Bacu, Ariola; Barbier, Michèle; Bertoni, Francesco; Bones, Atle M.; Cancela, M. Leonor; Carlsson, Jens; Carvalho, Maria F.Marine organisms produce a vast diversity of metabolites with biological activities useful for humans, e.g., cytotoxic, antioxidant, anti-microbial, insecticidal, herbicidal, anticancer, pro-osteogenic and pro-regenerative, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, cholesterol-lowering, nutritional, photoprotective, horticultural or other beneficial properties. These metabolites could help satisfy the increa...
Why we need sustainable networks bridging countries, disciplines, cultures and ...
Leese, Florian; Bouchez, Agnes; Abarenkov, Kessy; Altermatt, Florian; Borja, Angel; Bruce, Kat; Ekrem, Torbjorn; Ciampor, Fedor, Jr.Aquatic biomonitoring has become an essential task in Europe and many other regions as a consequence of strong anthropogenic pressures affecting the health of lakes, rivers, oceans and groundwater. A typical assessment of the environmental quality status, such as it is required by European but also North American and other legislation, relies on matching the composition of assemblages of organisms identified us...