Archive for June, 2009
11 2009
China’s first flow production line for the comprehensive processing of fish scales put into use in Shanghai
China’s first flow production line for the comprehensive processing of fish scales, developed by Shanghai Fisheries Research Institute, was put into use. This line can “eat up” 40-50 tons per month of residual fish scales from aquatic products processing operations and turn out a series of highly value-added processed products, such as collagen protein, gelatin, animal feeds. The technology is internationally advanced and capable of being industrialized. It was estimated that the line will generate an economic benefit of 25 thousand RMB yuan from every ton of fish scales.
Excerpted and translated from China Ocean Newspaper dated June, 20th, 2008, by Haiping Zhang.
11 2009
BiotechMarine introduces maritima extract
BiotechMarine have introduced Thalassine 2, a new water soluble Matricaria maritima extract which acts on the expression of cutaneous neurotransmitters Substance P and Acetylcholine to limit contractions and relaxes the cells. At the same time, it contributes to restoring an optimum 3D architecture by stimulating the synthesis of collagen.
10 2009
Neptune Products to be commercialized by BAYER HealthCare
Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. announced that it has signed an agreement with Bayer Healthcare, LLC for the commercialization of Neptune proprietary products in the United States.
“The signing of this agreement with a partner of the caliber of Bayer supports Neptune’s business and scientific choice to pursue the more demanding and challenging clinical development path of assessing safety and effectiveness of its products. As planned, it has been strategic to invest the time and resources into building a complete portfolio of scientific data, intellectual property and regulatory approvals which ultimately allowed the Company to attract the best partner,” stated Dr. Tina Sampalis, Chief Scientific Officer of Neptune.
“Neptune’s approach to commercialization consists of rapidly penetrating the market to generate short-term revenue and growth by partnering with the right marketer that can create broad consumer awareness leveraged by our substantial scientific data and that can create large market share for Neptune. Bayer is among the world’s largest marketers of healthcare products,” she added.
10 2009
Spirulina extract may reverse pain sensitivity
C-phycocyanin, a compound found in blue green algae like spirulina, may reduce inflammation and have pain killing effects, suggests a new study.
Increasing doses of C-phycocyanin reduced levels of inflammatory markers in rats administered carrageenan, which is known to induce an inflammatory response, according to Taiwanese findings published in Anesthesia & Analgesia.
If the study can be repeated in humans it offers promise for preventing chronic inflammation, brought about by an over-expression or lack of control of the normal protective mechanism. Chronic inflammation has been linked to range of conditions linked to heart disease, osteoporosis, cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s, type-2 diabetes, and arthritis.
10 2009
Omega-3 may improve blood pressure during weight loss
Consumption of fatty fish like salmon, or fish oil supplements, may reduce blood pressure during an energy-restricted diet, suggests a pan-European study.
The blood pressure reducing benefits of salmon and fish oil were especially noticeable in people with initially low levels of docosahexanoic acid (DHA) in their cell membranes, according to findings published online ahead of print inNutrition.
Over 300 young overweight individuals were followed for eight weeks by researchers from the University of Iceland, the University of Navarra, University College Cork, and the Portuguese National Research Institute on Agriculture and Fisheries Research in Lisbon.
Omega-3 has been identified as one of the super-nutrients taking the food and supplements industry by storm. Much of its healthy reputation that is seeping into consumer consciousness is based largely on evidence that it can aid cognitive function and may help protect the heart against cardiovascular disease.
01 2009
Scientists Add Jellyfish Gene to Monkeys
In a controversial achievement, Japanese scientists announced they had created the world’s first transgenic primates, breeding monkeys with a jellyfish gene that made the animals’ skin glow a fluorescent green.
The exploit opens up exciting prospects for medical researchers, they said, which could eventually lead to lab monkeys that replicate some of humanity’s most devastating diseases, providing a new model for exploring how these disorders are caused and how they may be cured.
“Great advances in pre-clinical research can be expected using these models,” the team said. But others warned of a potential ethics storm, brewed by fears that technology used on our closest animal relatives could be turned to create genetically-engineered humans.
01 2009
Key Constituent in Spirulina “Phycocyanin” shows Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-Hyperalgesic action
The latest research finds that Phycocyanin has anti-inflammatory activity through the suppression of nitric oxide, prostaglandin E-2, tumor necrosis factor alpha and the Cox-2 enzyme. The researchers went on to say that this anti-inflammatory mechanism “may contribute, at least in part, to its anti-hyperalgesic activity.”
Source: Cyanotech
01 2009
Large Family of Green Fluorescent Proteins Discovered in Marine Creature with antioxidant potential
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a family of green fluorescent proteins (GFPs) in a primitive sea animal, along with new clues about the role of the proteins that has nothing to do with their famous glow.
GFPs recently gained international attention with the awarding of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, shared by UC San Diego’s Roger Tsien, as word spread of their extensive presence in nature as well as benefit to researchers. GFPs, originally isolated from a luminous jellyfish, have gained scientific ubiquity in uses ranging from biomedical tracers to probes for testing environmental quality. But while the value of GFPs in biomedicine and bioengineering has become evident, their diversity across the tree of life and their role in nature haven’t been as easily deciphered.
01 2009
Brunei Joint-venture aims to breed 2,000 tons of live red grouper yearly for export
Bruneian company Myinvesco Hi-Q Biotech Sdn Bhd has set up a $3.4 million grouper breeding business, using technology from Taiwan to meet strong demand from China.
The company yesterday signed a joint-venture deal with Taiwanese firm Planet Hi-Q Marine Biotech to build Brunei’s first indoor pond that grows red groupers to be marketed live to China.
The indoor fish farm, which will use a patented Ecological Recirculating Aquaculture System (Eras) technology, will have a yearly production capacity of 50 tonnes and will be built on a two-hectare site allocated by the Fisheries Department in Kg Serdang, Jln Kota Batu.
01 2009
Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute and University of North Carolina Wilmington cooperate with funding from NOAA
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced a five-year, $22.5 million award of a new cooperative institute which will be headquartered at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) at Florida Atlantic University in Fort Pierce, Florida, and co-managed by the University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW). This is the single largest competitive research grant awarded to HBOI/FAU since their inception. The Cooperative Institute for Ocean Exploration, Research, and Technology is a consortium; limited partners are SRI International in St. Petersburg, Florida, and the University of Miami, Rosentiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science in Miami, Florida. The consortium will coordinate the work and resources of all of the member organizations for the purpose of advancing NOAA’s priorities.
The new institute will conduct research under three main themes: development of advanced underwater technologies, exploration and research of frontier regions of the eastern continental shelf and beyond, and improved understanding of deep and shallow coral ecosystems. NOAA’s Office of Ocean Exploration and Research will be the institute’s primary NOAA partner, which will replace the four east coast centers of NOAA’s Undersea Research Program.
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