Philippine Mollusk Symbiont International Cooperative Biodiversity Group PDF Print E-mail

The scope of the Philippine Mollusk Symbiont International Cooperative Biodiversity Group (PMS-ICBG) includes biodiversity, drug discovery, biofuels and basic research. The focus is on bacteria associated with mollusks in one of the world's hotspots of diversity, the Philippines. The project aims to enhance conservation, research capability and economic development in the Philippines, while providing pharmaceutical and energy-related discoveries of worldwide value.
 
Shipworm symbiont genome published PDF Print E-mail
PMS ICBG researchers participated in the analysis and annotation of the genome sequence of a bacterial symbiont of shipworms (bivalve mollusks that eat wood) published in July in PLoS One. The genome reveals a wealth of enzymes tuned for wood digestion, and a surprisingly large number of genes predicted to be involved in the production of bioactive (drug-like) molecules. These findings show that shipworm symbionts are good candidates for bioenergy and biomedical technology development. Go to the article
 
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Listen to an interview with Margo Haygood about the PMS-ICBG project at:

Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News

 
UP MSI wins major environmental award PDF Print E-mail

The University of the Philippines, Diliman, Marine Science Institute (Philippine home of PMS-ICBG) wins prestigious international prize.

The Marine Science Institute of the University of the Philippines-Diliman (UP MSI) has been awarded, ex-aequo with the Global Footprint Network from the US, the Calouste Gulbenkian International Prize 2008 for its "thoughts or actions that have made a decisive contribution to and have significant impact on understanding, defending or fostering the universal values of the human condition, with particular reference to respect for biodiversity and defence of the environment in man's relationship with nature"
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April 27, 2009

PMS ICBG participant Baldomero "Toto" Olivera was elected to the prestigious United States National Academy of Sciences.

University of Utah press release