Course: SAT 170 Introductory Biotechnology

Unit 13 Reading and Multimedia Assignment

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“Growing International Interest in Oceanology to Benefit the Global Marine Biotechnology Market, According to New Report by Global Industry Analysts, Inc.” by Environmental Protections, CC BY NC SA 3.0

http://www.environmental-protections.info/environmental-impact/growing-international-interest-in-oceanology-to-benefit-the-global-marine-biotechnology-market-according-to-new-report-by-global-industry-analysts-inc/

Reading Assignment: Marine Biotechnology

With growing environmental pollution throwing the spotlight on sustainable industrial development, there exists huge demand for suitable, scalable, economically, socially and environmentally sustainable feedstock options for the manufacturing industry. With sustainable feedstock production and delivery ballooning into a massive industry worldwide, the world’s oceans have emerged into the next frontier for investigative, biological resource development and management R&D (research and development) projects. For instance, marine-derived cosmetic ingredients, marine-derived molecules including enzymes, biopolymers and biomaterials, marine-derived pharmaceuticals, among others, are now becoming the mainstay of most R&D projects worldwide. The marine biotechnology sector is also attracting increased venture capital funds as is mirrored by the mushrooming of potential laden start-up firms focused on developing novel compounds from marine organisms.

Lucrative application areas capable of fuelling future growth in the marketplace include agriculture wherein marine derived fungicides and natural plant growth regulators are igniting huge interests; industrial processes and products wherein marine derived feedstocks and molecules are valued as alternatives to conventional, toxic chemical feedstocks; healthcare wherein marine derived drugs are already showing immense commercial potential; and in the energy industry where marine derived algae and microalgae are increasingly being appreciated for their use in the production of biofuels. Among the industrial processes of immediate interest is waste water treatment wherein marine algae show immense promise as water purifying and filtration agents. In the food industry, marine algae will continue to find applications as thickeners and gelling agents, and even more so as nutrients in food diets valued for its neuroprotective benefits.