Naslov
Genetics of Marine Organisms Associated with Human Health

Autori
Herak Bosnar, Maja ; Ćetković, Helena ; Harcet, Matija

Izvornik
Marine Drugs (1660-3397) 18 (2020), 11; 548, 3

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, uvodnik, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
genetic diversity and biodiversity ; metagenomic approach ; biosynthetic pathways ; molecular genetics and genomics ; disease-related genes ; models for biomedical research

Sažetak
Marine habitats harbour a large variety of organisms that belong to diverse taxa ; from bacteria and unicellular eukaryotes to fungi, animals, and plants. Although we have only started to understand the diversity and structure of marine communities, it is clear that numerous marine species have or might have an impact on human health. Some are a source of natural products with potential or actual medical applications, others are toxic and harmful to humans, and some are used in biomedical research to help understand the molecular basis of human diseases. New molecular genetics and genomic methods provide powerful and ever more indispensable tools for studying marine organisms and all aspects of their influence on human health. Herein, we present work using the latest research, which mostly uses genomics, to tackle the questions related with the topic of the issue.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Biologija

Napomena
Special Issue "Genetics of Marine Organisms Associated with Human Health"

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