Realizing the Potential of Marine Biotechnology : Challenges and Opportunities

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Clionasterol, a triterpenoid from the Kenyan marine green macroalga halimeda macroloba

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Natural product diversity of actinobacteria in the Atacama Desert

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The benefits of living together : studying marine symbioses to discover enzymes for biotechnology applications

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Talking food and power in Somalia: discussions in Nairobi and Mogadishu

Following publication of the ‘Food and Power in Somalia: Business as Usual?’ report, in January 2020, the CRP Somalia Team invested in a major dissemination and discussion exercise; presentations were made in London (23rd January) but more importantly in Nairobi and Mogadishu, between the 24th February and 2nd March. Meetings in Nairobi included a public presentation through RVI, a mixed donor group meeting, a small Somali NGO group meeting, as well as on an individual agency basis with DfID, FAO, WFP and ICRC. In Mogadishu, presentations were held with a joint UN group, through the UN Integration Unit (under the deputy SRSG) and with a mixed international and national NGO group (under the NGO Consortium). 1 Individual meetings with Government representatives and private businesses were also held in Mogadishu. Each of these meetings was at least 1.5-2 hours long and involved extensive discussion of the research findings and implications. Over 150 people collectively were involved in all of these meetings, the majority being aid practitioners. The online version of the report has been downloaded approximately 600 times (Jan 2020 – Mar 2020)

Synthesis of Hybrid Cyclopeptides through Enzymatic Macrocyclization

Acknowledgements We thank Dr. G. Mann and Dr. A. Bent for supplying the enzymes and the useful discussions, and Dr. T. Lebl for the useful NMR discussions. This work was supported by the European Research Council (339367), UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (K015508/1), the Wellcome Trust [TripleTOF 5600 mass spectrometer (094476), the MALDI TOF-TOF Analyzer (079272AIA), 700 NMR], and the EPSRC UK National Mass Spectrometry Facility at Swansea University. J.H.N., M.A.J., and N.J.W. are named on patents that have been filed by St. Andrews and Aberdeen Universities to commercialize the enzymes (PatG) and (LynD) used in the study. No income derives from the patent.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Dual Induction of New Microbial Secondary Metabolites by Fungal Bacterial Co-cultivation

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Combining Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets, Science and an Ecosystem-Focused Approach

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Benefit sharing : combining intellectual property, trade secrets, science and an ecosystem focussed approach

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