Aquatic ecosystems cover over two thirds of our planet and play a pivotal role in stabilizing
the global climate as well as providing a large array of services for a fast-growing human …

Marine biota is a great source of ecosystem services. Recently, the involvement of marine
organisms in biotechnological applications has been discovered and become useful for the …

Marine sponges (phylum Porifera) often contain dense and diverse microbial communities,
which can constitute up to 35% of the sponge biomass. The genome of one sponge …

As the world's population continues to grow, the way in which ocean industries interact with
ecosystems will be key to supporting the longevity of food and social securities. Aquaculture …

Drug discovery from marine natural products has enjoyed a renaissance in the past few
years. Ziconotide (Prialt; Elan Pharmaceuticals), a peptide originally discovered in a tropical …

Marine sponges often contain diverse and abundant microbial communities, including
bacteria, archaea, microalgae, and fungi. In some cases, these microbial associates …

Background: Despite significant advancement in oncology research, cancer still poses one
of the leading causes of mortality worldwide. The increased incidences of cancer may be …

The largely unexplored marine world that presumably harbors the most biodiversity may be
the vastest resource to discover novel 'validated'structures with novel modes of action that …

Oceans are a vast source of natural substances. In them, we find various compounds with
wide biotechnological and biomedical applicabilities. The exploitation of the sea as a …

Every year, hundreds of new compounds are discovered from the metabolites of marine
organisms. Finding new and useful compounds is one of the crucial drivers for this field of …