https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Venter#Sea_sampling
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Venter#Early_work
Phylogenetic classification of consumers is definitely happening- for example JCVI/Celera is bioprospecting the ocean with GOS and CAMERA; their Synthetic Genomics researches biofuels and collaborates with Exxon Mobil.
On Thursday, April 5, 2012 3:51:26 PM UTC-4, Nathan McCorkle wrote:
Err. maybe phylogenetic wasn't appropriate... but they want a survey--
of oil consumers doneOn Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Nathan McCorkle <> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 5, 2012 at 3:28 PM, John Griessen <> wrote:
>> I like this ROV oil skimmer project. The design could be engineered to be
>> rapidly producible so they could be made in
>> quantities after a spill happens, since it's not likely we are going to get
>> oil companies stocking thousands
>> of them in advance:-)
>>
>
> That last sentence may not hold, if the robots proved useful and
> effective, it might lower the risk of drilling or transport in some
> areas. I know BP has said they want phylogenetic classification of oil
> consumers (bacteria, etc) in the waters around the world, so they can
> better assess the outcome of an accident.
>
> --
> Nathan McCorkle
> Rochester Institute of Technology
> College of Science, Biotechnology/Bioinformatics--
Nathan McCorkle
Rochester Institute of Technology
College of Science, Biotechnology/Bioinformatics
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