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NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce
Biological techniques used in applied research research and product development. In particular, the use by industry of recombinant DNA, cell fusion, and new bioprocessing techniques; any technology that is applied to living organisms to make them more valuable to humans.
Industry:Natural environment
A warm, shallow, quiet waterway separated from the open sea by a reef crest.
Industry:Natural environment
A rubber or plastic shoe-like device attached to the feet to increase surface area for greater thrust while swimming; they may be open heeled or full-footed. Scuba divers prefer the open heel style, usually worn with booties .
Industry:Natural environment
A preparation that contains an antigen, consisting of dead or weakened whole or parts of disease-causing organisms, that is used to confer immunity against the disease that the organisms cause. Vaccine preparations can be natural, synthetic or derived by recombinant DNA technology.
Industry:Natural environment
A central concept of biology that all living organisms are descended from predecessor living organisms.
Industry:Natural environment
A wasting or decrease in size of a tissue or organ because of a reduction in the size or number of its cells. Atrophy may result from cellular death, reduced cellular division, pressure, ischemia, malnutrition, decreased activity or hormonal changes.
Industry:Natural environment
In taxonomy, one of two or more scientific names that are spelled differently, but refer to the same organism.
Industry:Natural environment
The smallest unit of living matter. All organisms are composed of cells and cell products (Cell Theory). Organisms exist either as single cells (unicellular) or as multicellular units.
Industry:Natural environment
A permanent structural alteration in DNA. In most cases, DNA changes either have no effect or cause harm, but occasionally a mutation can improve an organism's chance of surviving and passing the beneficial change on to its descendants.
Industry:Natural environment
