| | Frontiers in Polar Biology in the Genomic Era |
| | 7,86 | | MB |
| | 186 | | stron |
| | 4903 | | ID | National Academies Press |
| | 2003 | | rok |
| | 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 |