The ocean genome and future prospects for conservation and equity

R. Blasiak (), R. Wynberg, K. Grorud-Colvert, S. Thambisetty, N. M. Bandarra, A. V. M. Canário, J. Silva, C. M. Duarte, M. Jaspars, A. Rogers, K. Sink and C. C. C. Wabnitz
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R. Blasiak: Stockholm University
R. Wynberg: University of Cape Town
K. Grorud-Colvert: Oregon State University
S. Thambisetty: London School of Economics
N. M. Bandarra: Portuguese Institute of Sea and Atmosphere
A. V. M. Canário: CCMAR, University of Algarve
J. Silva: South African National Biodiversity Institute
C. M. Duarte: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
M. Jaspars: University of Aberdeen
A. Rogers: REV Ocean
K. Sink: South African National Biodiversity Institute
C. C. C. Wabnitz: Stockholm University

Nature Sustainability, 2020, vol. 3, issue 8, 588-596

Abstract: Abstract Life has evolved in the ocean for 3.7 billion years, resulting in a rich ‘ocean genome’, the ensemble of genetic material present in all marine biodiversity, including both the physical genes and the information they encode. Rapid advances in sequencing technologies and bioinformatics have enabled exploration of the ocean genome and are informing innovative approaches to conservation and a growing number of commercial biotechnology applications. However, the capacity to undertake genomic research and to access and use sequence data is inequitably distributed among countries, highlighting an urgent need to build capacity, promote inclusive innovation and increase access to affordable technologies.

Date: 2020
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