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Article: SCRIPPS, UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO SCIENTISTS SOLVE GENOME OF MARINE ORGANISM PRODUCING PROMISING DISEASE-FIGHTING AGENTS
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- Article date:
- June 13, 2007
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The University of California at San Diego Scripps Institution of Oceanography issued the following press release:
Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography and Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have solved the genomic puzzle of an organism discovered in the oceans with potential for producing compounds showing promise in treating diseases such as cancer.
Daniel Udwary and Bradley Moore joined colleagues at Scripps and the Department of Energy's (DOE) Joint Genome Institute in successfully sequencing the genome of Salinispora tropica. The decoding opens the door to a range of possibilities for isolating and adapting potent molecules the marine ...