2006 MARINE BIOTECH NEWS STORIES AND PRESS RELEASES


Yale Researchers Find Environmental Toxins Disruptive To Hearing In Mammals
Yale University Press Release
June 10, 2006
http://www.yale.edu/opa/newsr/06-04-13-02.all.html

MBL Scientists Find Evidence of RNA in Organelle Essential to Cell Division
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at Woods Hole Press Release
June 6, 2006
http://www.mbl.edu/inside/what/news/press_releases/2006_pr_06_06.html

Worms Hold Clue to Link Between Cancer and Ageing in Humans
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Press Release
June 1, 2006
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/media/pressreleases/06_06_01_ageingworm.html

Test for Dioxin Sensitivity in Wildlife Could Result from New Study
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Press Release
May 18, 2006
http://www.whoi.edu/mr/pr.do?id=13206

DOE JGI Finishes 100th Microbial Genome
DOE Joint Genome Institute Press Release
May 23, 2006
http://www.jgi.doe.gov/News/news_5_23_06.html

Fish Story Unlike Any Other: University of Alabama Biologist Lands Key Role in International Effort to Understand Gene Function
University of Alabama Research Magazine Online Feature Article
May 22, 2006
http://research.ua.edu/archive2006/fish.html

Drug Discovery Team to Explore Newly Discovered Deep-sea Reefs
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI) Press Release
May 17, 2006
http://www.hboi.edu/news/press/may1706.html

Leading Department of Energy Genome Scientist to Direct Joint Marine Microbial Metagenomics Cyberinfrastructure Initiative
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Press Release
April 27, 2006
http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/article_detail.cfm?article_num=730

New Maps Provide Clues to the Historic 2005 Red Tide Outbreak in New England And Hints for 2006
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Press Release
April 13, 2006
http://www.whoi.edu/mr/pr.do?id=11987

Brittlestar Provides New Model For Stem Cell Research
Science Daily News Story
April 8, 2006
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2006/04/060407151239.htm

Scripps Marine Chemist Receives Highest Award in Natural Products Chemistry: William Fenical honored at American Chemical Society meeting
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Press Release
March 20, 2006
http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/article_detail.cfm?article_num=719

A Different Kind of Drug Problem: University of Alabama Biologist Seeks Pharmaceuticals from Undersea Laboratory
University of Alabama Research Magazine Online Feature Article
Apr 10, 2006
http://research.ua.edu/archive2006/undersea.htm

NOAA Center of Excellence for Great Lakes and Human Health: Making strides in Forecasting, Partnerships, and Public Awareness
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory NOAA Research Spotlight Feature Article
March 20, 2006
http://www.research.noaa.gov/spotlite/archive/spot_bluegreenalga.html

Sea Coral's Trick Helps Scientists Tag Proteins
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Press Release
March 19, 2006
http://www.hhmi.org/news/lukyanov20060319.html

Powerful New Biotech Equipment Accelerating Harbor Branch Quest for Drugs from the Sea
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution (HBOI) Press Release
February 24, 2006
http://www.hboi.edu/news/press/feb2406.html

DNA From The Deep
Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) Press Release
February 10, 2006
http://www.mbari.org/news/homepage/2006/deepdna.html

In Search of the Source of Beach Pollution, Scientists Monitor Groundwater: New Sea Grant Study to Look at Beaches in Santa Cruz and Bolinas
California Sea Grant NOAA Research Spotlight Feature Article
February 6, 2006
http://www.research.noaa.gov/spotlite/archive/spot_beachpollution.html

Secrets of the Sea Yield Stronger Artificial Bone
Berkeley Lab Research News Press Release
January 31, 2006
http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/MSD-artificial-bone.html

UC San Diego Partners with Venter Institute to Build Community Cyberinfrastructure for Advanced Marine Microbial Ecology Research and Analysis
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Press Release
January 17, 2006
http://scrippsnews.ucsd.edu/article_detail.cfm?article_num=706

The Secret Life of Algae
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) Press Release
January 12, 2006
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/media/pressreleases/06_01_12_algae.html

MBL Leads Effort to Update E. coli Genome, Project Aims to Consolidate Information, Coordinate Efforts
The Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) at Woods Hole Press Release
January 10, 2006
http://www.mbl.edu/inside/what/news/press_releases/2006_pr_01_10.html

Genetic Test Reveals Illegal International Trade in Great White Shark Fins
Springer Science Press Release
January 9, 2006
http://www.springer-sbm.de/index.php?id=291&backPID=12409&L=0&tx_tnc_news=2298

Sea Hare Defenses
ACS chemistry.org Feature Story
January 9, 2006
http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/feature_pro.html?id=c373e9089ebfb37b8f6a17245d830100

Undersea Treasure Hunt
UM Quest Magazine Online Feature Story
Winter 2006
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/research/publications/umquest/2006/Winter/UnderseaTreasureHunt.html