- Industry: Government
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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
A technology based on the silencing of specific genes by double stranded RNA (dsrna). Rnai has great potential for treating many diseases, including ocular, viral diseases and cancers by silencing RNA messages, thereby preventing the production of disease causing proteins.
Industry:Natural environment
A term used to describe the excess DNA which is present in the genome beyond that required to encode proteins. The term is misleading since these regions are likely to be involved in gene regulation, and other not yet known functions; a non-coding sequence of DNA; an intron.
Industry:Natural environment
A text-based format for representing either nucleotide sequences or peptide sequences, in which base pairs or amino acids are represented using single-letter codes. The format also allows for sequence names and comments to precede the sequences .
Industry:Natural environment
A thermometric scale in which 0 degrees C (Celsius) marks the freezing point of water and 100 degrees C indicates the boiling point of water at sea level.
Industry:Natural environment
A trade name for a toxic mix of chemicals used to disperse spilled or oozing oil (a dispersant). It breaks up the oil, allowing it to decompose more quickly or evaporate before being washed to shore.
Industry:Natural environment
A type of mimicry in which a harmless species resembles a different species that is unpalatable, poisonous, or otherwise noxious or harmful to a predator.
Industry:Natural environment
A unique coral reef within the Dry Tortugas Ecological Reserve between 60 to 130 feet deep. Sherwood forest reef, estimated to be over 9,000 years old, is an important nursery ground and spawning site for aggregating species of fishes. The reef has extensive and abundant fungiform coral colonies.
Industry:Natural environment
A unique national service that provides undersea scientists with tools and expertise that they need to work in the undersea environment. Each year, the program supports 200 or more undersea research projects related to NOAA's mission as steward of oceanic resources and environments. A key strength of NURP is its partnership with the nation's science community, carried out primarily through six regional NURP Centers.
Industry:Natural environment
A vast region encompassing the tropical Indian and Pacific Oceans from Africa in the west to Hawaii and French Polynesia in the east. This area represents the largest marine biogeographic region in the world .
Industry:Natural environment
A very general term referring to the entire field of Information Technology - anything from computer hardware to programming to network management.
Industry:Natural environment
