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Title :

Ocean Monitors: Nanoscale Ecogenomic Sensors

Description :

Nanoscale environmental genomic sensors may one day be used to monitor microbial populations and their interactions with environmental processes, including those affected by climate change. The real-time approach envisioned by DOE for the National Oceanographic Partnership Program merges information from genome research programs with nanotechnologies and smart sensors. The knowledge gained will enhance understanding of the genetic diversity and functions of microbial communities and help answer key questions about their influence on ocean and terrestrial biogeochemical cycles. Microbial sentinels of ecosystem changes may forewarn the approach of such events as red tide caused by an increase in Pfisteria species. (For more information on microbial sensing, see Klaper and Thomas 2004 and Belkin 2003.)

Citation :

Genomics:GTL Roadmap, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science, August 2005, http://genomicsgtl.energy.gov/roadmap/

Credit or Source :

Genome Management Information System, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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