“Milking” microscopic algae could yield massive amounts of oil
Scientists in Canada and India are proposing a surprising new solution to the global energy crisis —“milking” oil from the tiny, single-cell algae known as diatoms

Gifts from the sea
Cape Cod Marine Life lures biomedical researchers to the Marine Biological Laboratory

Deep thinking: Scientists sequence a cold-loving marine microbe
Colwellia psychrerythraea 34H reveals its subzero secrets

Researchers receive federal funds to study marine organisms and potential products on oil platforms
A treasure trove of biological material, in the array of marine organisms attached to oil platforms or living around them, will be studied intensively in a search for potential medicines and products

Ancient life form may help create newest technologies
Diatoms are being harnessed by researchers at Oregon State University to help make progress in one of the newest and most promising fields of science – nanotechnology.

Marine seaweed can detoxify organic pollutants
Researchers have discovered that marine seaweeds have a remarkable and previously unknown capacity to detoxify serious organic pollutants

Marine genomics researchers discover new ocean protein
Novel study published in Science sheds light on microbial ecology, energy and nutrient cycling in the sea

Fresh evidence points to marine bacteria as a source of anti-cancer drug
Research methods may pave the way for future new drugs from the sea Images and video interview available upon request

Toward improved antibiotics using proteins from marine diatoms
Researchers in Florida are reporting an advance toward tapping the enormous potential of an emerging new group of antibiotics identical to certain germ-fighting proteins found in the human immune system.

How do marine bacteria produce light, why are they luminescent, and can we employ bacterial bioluminescence in aquatic biotechnology?
Bioluminescence, the phenomenon of light production by living organisms, occurs in forms of life as various as bacteria, fungi and animals.

Genomic blueprint of Hahella chejuensis, a marine microbe producing an algicidal agent
Here, the authors present the 7.2-megabase genome of the marine bacterium Hahella chejuensis including genes responsible for the biosynthesis of a pigment which has the lytic activity against a red-tide dinoflagellate.

Occurrence of Beta-Aminoglutaric Acid in Marine Bacteria
Beta-Aminoglutaric acid, a nonprotein amino acid isomer of glutamic acid, was found in the free amino acid pool of a marine bacterium

Marine sponges provide model for nanoscale materials production
"Nature was nano before nano was cool," stated Henry Fountain in a recent New York Times article on the proliferation of nanotechnology research projects.

Trauma treatment from the sea
Ever since Nimrod first routed his enemies on the field of battle, soldiers have dealt with bleeding and blood loss in the time-honored, traditional way - with gauze, tourniquets, pressure, even red-hot cauterizing irons

Antimalarial substances found in New Caledonian sponges
Marine organisms synthesize many different substances, some of which possess anticarcinogenic, antiviral or antiparasitic properties.

Micro-Plants Yield Pharmaceutical New Wave
Compounds with anti-cancer properties and potential for use in new generation antibiotics and nutritional supplements have been found in tiny marine plants around Australia's coastline.

Marine moss reveals clues to anticancer compound
OHSU scientist studying bacteria from Bugula neritina that secrete disease-fighting molecule

Marine sponge yields nanoscale secrets
This may have hi-tech applications, report UCSB scientists

Offshore oil and gas platforms could provide more than just fuel; cures for cancer and AIDS could be at stake
Offshore oil and gas platforms may begin providing consumers with more than just fuel, thanks to new Louisiana State University research that will study the marine organisms

Sea may be source of future medicines
A group of bacteria known as actinomycetes found living in coral reef sponges and marine sediments could be a rich source of future medical drugs