Marine Biodiscovery in a Changing World

Reddy, Maggie M.; Jennings, Laurence; Thomas, Olivier

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-80560-9_1

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“…The tree topology was congruent for both methods, and therefore a single tree was presented and rooted with outgroup taxa following the literature. A voucher specimen (MBNUIG380) is stored at the repository of the University of Galway and has been inspected morphologically by Dr. Paco Cardenas . For the biological description of the specimen, see S1 in the Supporting Information.…”

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“…A voucher specimen (MBNUIG380) is stored at the repository of the University of Galway and has been inspected morphologically by Dr. Paco Cardenas. 41 For the biological description of the specimen, see S1 in the Supporting Information.…”

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“…The specimen (MBNUIG 380) identified as Melophlus sarasinorum studied here was collected as part of a larger assessment of the biodiversity of the sponges of Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. A voucher specimen is preserved in 99% EtOH in our repository, 37 and DNA is isolated from a tissue subsample of ca. 10 mg.…”

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Additional Sarasinosides from the Marine Sponge Melophlus sarasinorum Collected from the Bismarck Sea

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Reddy

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Additional Sarasinosides from the Marine Sponge Melophlus sarasinorum Collected from the Bismarck Sea

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Reddy

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“…In BB, the most common types of facilities that collect, process, store, and distribute biospecimens from other countries of origin (often referred to as the Provider or Donor) are Environmental Biospecimen Repositories (EBRs) and biomaterial repositories (referred to as the Depositors). The EBRs manage specimens from animals, other living organisms, and/or materials derived from biospecimen processing (i.e., DNA, proteins, enzymes, chemical entities extractions) (referred to as Genetic Resources) [ 28 , 29 , 30 ].…”

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Responsible Research and Innovation Framework, the Nagoya Protocol and Other European Blue Biotechnology Strategies and Regulations: Gaps Analysis and Recommendations for Increased Knowledge in the Marine Biotechnology Community

Schneider¹,

Stroil

Tourapi

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Marine Drugs

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As the quest for marine-derived compounds with pharmacological and biotechnological potential upsurges, the importance of following regulations and applying Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) also increases. This article aims at: (1) presenting an overview of regulations and policies at the international and EU level, while demonstrating a variability in their implementation; (2) highlighting the importance of RRI in biodiscovery; and (3) identifying gaps and providing recommendations on how to improve the market acceptability and compliance of novel Blue Biotechnology compounds. This article is the result of the work of the Working Group 4 “Legal aspects, IPR and Ethics” of the COST Action CA18238 Ocean4Biotech, a network of more than 130 Marine Biotechnology scientists and practitioners from 37 countries. Three qualitative surveys (“Understanding of the Responsible Research and Innovation concept”, “Application of the Nagoya Protocol in Your Research”, and “Brief Survey about the experiences regarding the Nagoya Protocol”) indicate awareness and application gaps of RRI, the Nagoya Protocol, and the current status of EU policies relating to Blue Biotechnology. The article categorises the identified gaps into five main categories (awareness, understanding, education, implementation, and enforcement of the Nagoya Protocol) and provides recommendations for mitigating them at the European, national, and organisational level.

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“…Although the utilization of seaweeds began centuries ago, relatively few species have been commercially exploited (Zemke-White & Ohno 1999). This is partly due to a lack of foundational biodiversity knowledge such as species inventories, biorepositories linked to commercial applications (Reddy et al . 2021) and reliable species identification.…”

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A taxonomically informed DNA reference library to facilitate future biodiversity assessments and monitoring: a case study using seaweeds along a tropical-temperate transition zone in South Africa

Reddy,

du Plessis,

Anderson

et al. 2023

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The role of seaweeds in the blue bioeconomy has stimulated research efforts around the world but proper species identification and biodiversity assessments, remain a challenge. The South African coast hosts the confluence of the Indian Ocean and Atlantic Ocean, creating a dynamic evolutionary environment that has over time yielded a rich diversity of seaweeds with the highest seaweed diversity occurring along the Agulhas Marine Province. Although South Africa harbours one of the richer seaweed floras in the world, only 24% of the known species are represented by DNA barcodes. We therefore initiated the construction of a taxonomically guided DNA reference library for seaweeds in South Africa with the aim of continuously adding to it in the future. To do this, a seaweed biodiversity survey of the Rhodophyta occurring along a temperate-tropical biogeographic transition zone situated within the Agulhas Marine Province (AMP) in South Africa was carried out. Seaweeds were identified in the field using available field or taxonomic guides and herbarium vouchers were prepared. Subsamples were preserved for DNA analyses and three DNA barcodes (LSU D2-D3; rbcL-3P; COI 5P) were amplified. Sequences were verified on BLAST and preliminary phylogenetic analyses or comparison with the literature were carried out where necessary. A total of 220 barcodes was generated for 88 species and one species variety, including 17 species from or near their type localities and eight generitypes. Novel barcodes were generated for 73 species, nearly half of which were species endemic to Southern Africa. In addition, 21 taxa representing new, potentially new, or reinstated species and at least two new genera were identified as well as one new distribution recorded, all of which require further study. This study significantly adds to the foundational biodiversity knowledge of the South African seaweed flora and highlights new avenues for further research.

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Marine Biodiscovery in a Changing World

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References 108 publications

Additional Sarasinosides from the Marine Sponge Melophlus sarasinorum Collected from the Bismarck Sea

Additional Sarasinosides from the Marine Sponge Melophlus sarasinorum Collected from the Bismarck Sea

Responsible Research and Innovation Framework, the Nagoya Protocol and Other European Blue Biotechnology Strategies and Regulations: Gaps Analysis and Recommendations for Increased Knowledge in the Marine Biotechnology Community

A taxonomically informed DNA reference library to facilitate future biodiversity assessments and monitoring: a case study using seaweeds along a tropical-temperate transition zone in South Africa

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