Frontiers in Polar Biology in the Genomic Era

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Contents

SUMMARY 1

1 INTRODUCTION 15

What Is Genomics? 15

Geologic and Climatic Trends That Influenced Evolution in the Polar Regions, 16

Physical Parameters That Shape Biological Processes, 21

Evolution in Polar Regions, 22

Examples of Research Areas That Could Be Addressed with Genomic Tools, 22

2 IMPORTANT QUESTIONS IN POLAR BIOLOGY 25

Evolution and Biodiversity of Polar Organisms, 26

Polar Physiology and Biochemistry, 53

Polar Microbial Communities, 64

Human Impacts, 73

Summary, 80

3 THE POLAR GENOME SCIENCE INITIATIVE 82

Selection of Organisms and Consortia for Genome Analysis, 82

Structure of a Polar Genome Project, 93

Creation of a Polar Genome Science Initiative, 102

4 COMPLEMENTS TO GENOME SCIENCE: 105

ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES, FACILITIES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE Enabling Technologies, 105

Facilities and Infrastructure, 109

5 AN INTEGRATED POLAR BIOLOGY COMMUNITY: 119

INTERACTIONS AMONG SCIENTISTS, EDUCATION, AND OUTREACH

Facilitating Interactions and Technology Transfer Across Scientific Disciplines, 119

Education and Outreach, 123

6 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS 128

A New Unifying Approach to Polar Biological Research, 128

Coordination Is Essential, 129

Virtual Genome Science Centers, 130

Enabling Technologies, 130

Increasing Awareness and Education, 130

Impediments to Integrated Polar Science, 131

REFERENCES 133

APPENDIXES

A Committee Member Biosketches 157

B Workshop on Frontiers in Polar Biology—Agenda 161

C Workshop on Frontiers in Polar Biology—Participants 163

D Acronyms 164