From Monsoons to Microbes: Understanding the Ocean's Role in Human Health
What can sharks teach us about our immune system? What can horseshoe crabs show us about eyesight?\ The more we learn about the ocean, the more we realize how critical these vast bodies of water are to our health and well-being. Sometimes the ocean helps us, as when a marine organism yields a new medical treatment. At other times, the ocean poses the threat of coastal storm surges or toxic algal blooms.\ From Monsoons to Microbes offers a deeper look into the oceans that surround us, often...
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What can sharks teach us about our immune system? How do ocean currents affect the strength of hurricanes? The more we learn about the ocean, the more we realize how critical these vast bodies of water are to our health and well-being. From Monsoons to Microbes explores the oceans that surround us. It examines the links among physical oceanography, public health, epidemiology, marine biology, and medicine in understanding how the oceans affect our health. This book recommends ways we can implement exciting new technologies to monitor the physics, chemistry, and biology of the ocean to recognize change as it happens. From the impact of worldwide atmospheric warming to the significance of exotic bacteria from submarine hydrothermal vents, the ocean has many depths left for us to explore.
Executive Summary1Introduction9Pt. IHazards to Human Health from the Oceans151Climate and Weather, Coastal Hazards, and Public Health172Infectious Diseases433Harmful Algal Blooms59Pt. IIValue of Marine Biodiversity to Biomedicine714Marine-Derived Pharmaceuticals and Related Bioactive Agents735Marine Organisms as Models for Biomedical Research836Literature Cited97App. ACommittee and Staff Biographies115App. BAcronyms and Abbreviations119App. CProgram for the Workshop on the Ocean's Role in Human Health123Index127
