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Introduction and Goals
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... The agencies that initially commissioned this study were the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Sea Grant College Program, National Science Foundation, Department of Energy, and Electric Power Research Institute. Marine biotechnology is coordinated at the federal level through the Office of Science and Technology of the President under the direction of the National Science and Technology Council, which has five Council NJ aCorporate Research Laboratory, Exxon/Mobil Research & Engineering Co., Annandale, bNational Sea Grant College Program, OAR, National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration, US Department of Commerce, Silver Spring, MD CDivision of Molecular & Cellular Biosciences, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA 1
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... This arrangement allows the Marine Biotechnology Task Force to meet as often as necessary, with a small group of interested people at the working level, to discuss current and planned activities, such as this workshop, and future initiatives to coordinate the federal investment in marine biotechnology. The reports that follow highlight the most recent research results and leading edge ideas for applying the tools of biotechnology to the study of the marine environment.


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