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. 2007 Mar;5(3):e74.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050074.

Sorcerer II: the search for microbial diversity roils the waters

Henry Nicholls  1
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Sorcerer II: the search for microbial diversity roils the waters

Henry Nicholls. PLoS Biol. 2007 Mar.

Abstract

This feature explores bioprospecting and the legal issues related to collecting and cataloging microbial diversity from oceanic locations around the world.

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Figure 1. Two of a Kind?
The young Charles Darwin (left) and Craig Venter (right). (Photo: J. Craig Venter Institute)
Figure 2
Figure 2. A Remotely Operated Platform Samples Vent Fluids from the Northeast Pacific Ocean
(Photo: NOAA, http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov)
Figure 3
Figure 3. Marine Sponges That Have Generated Products with Anti-Cancer Promise
(A) Discodermia dissoluta. (Photo: NOAA) (B) Forcepia triabilis. (Photo: T. Piper, NOAA)
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