Introduction
2 Introduction
Alternatively, marine biotechnology is also defined as
the industrial use of living organisms or biological techniques developed through basic research. In another
words, The Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD) defines biotechnology as
the application of science and technology to living
organisms, as well as parts, products and models
thereof, to alter living or non-living materials for
the production of knowledge, goods and services.
Thakur et al. defined the Marine biotechnology as [1.9,
10]
the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by marine
biological agents provide good and services.
Another possibility to define the marine biotechnology
is that it might be derived from marine bio (techno)
logy.
1.2 Marine Biotechnology – Tools
In recent years, advances in instrumentation and a combination of proteomic and bioinformatics are accelerating our ability to harness biology for commercial
improvement [1.4]. The marine biotechnological process has significant capacity to improve human life.
Several biotechnological tools have been developed
for cost-effective products that can be used for medical, industrial, and environmental applications. A variety of biotechnological methods have been adopted
from marine sources such as transgenic methods, geMarine living resources
Biotechnology
toolbox
• Biodiscovery
• Molecular biology
• Nanotechnology
• Bioinformatics
• Omics
• Drugs
• Biofuels
• Electricity
• Food
• Enzymes
• Compounds
• DNA blueprints
• Ecosystem management
• Basic research
• Bioremediation
Culture
Services
Products
Value chain
Fig. 1.1 Examples of products and services developed by technological applications using marine bioresources. After [1.11]
nomics, fermentation, gene therapy, bioprocess techniques, bioreactor methods, etc. Marine biotechnology
is more often considered in terms of molecular or genomic biological application to generate desirable products. It encompasses the production and application
of living organisms and is expected to have numerous impacts on our economy. Marine biotechnology
promises breakthroughs in areas such as aquaculture,
microbiology, metagenomics, nutraceuticals, pharmaceutical, cosmeceuticals, biomaterials, biomineraliza-
2 Introduction
Alternatively, marine biotechnology is also defined as
the industrial use of living organisms or biological techniques developed through basic research. In another
words, The Organization for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD) defines biotechnology as
the application of science and technology to living
organisms, as well as parts, products and models
thereof, to alter living or non-living materials for
the production of knowledge, goods and services.
Thakur et al. defined the Marine biotechnology as [1.9,
10]
the application of scientific and engineering principles to the processing of materials by marine
biological agents provide good and services.
Another possibility to define the marine biotechnology
is that it might be derived from marine bio (techno)
logy.
1.2 Marine Biotechnology – Tools
In recent years, advances in instrumentation and a combination of proteomic and bioinformatics are accelerating our ability to harness biology for commercial
improvement [1.4]. The marine biotechnological process has significant capacity to improve human life.
Several biotechnological tools have been developed
for cost-effective products that can be used for medical, industrial, and environmental applications. A variety of biotechnological methods have been adopted
from marine sources such as transgenic methods, geMarine living resources
Biotechnology
toolbox
• Biodiscovery
• Molecular biology
• Nanotechnology
• Bioinformatics
• Omics
• Drugs
• Biofuels
• Electricity
• Food
• Enzymes
• Compounds
• DNA blueprints
• Ecosystem management
• Basic research
• Bioremediation
Culture
Services
Products
Value chain
Fig. 1.1 Examples of products and services developed by technological applications using marine bioresources. After [1.11]
nomics, fermentation, gene therapy, bioprocess techniques, bioreactor methods, etc. Marine biotechnology
is more often considered in terms of molecular or genomic biological application to generate desirable products. It encompasses the production and application
of living organisms and is expected to have numerous impacts on our economy. Marine biotechnology
promises breakthroughs in areas such as aquaculture,
microbiology, metagenomics, nutraceuticals, pharmaceutical, cosmeceuticals, biomaterials, biomineraliza-