Frontiers in Polar Biology in the Genomics Era

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Committee on Frontiers in Polar Biology, National Research Council
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The report highlights research areas in polar biology that can benefit from genomic technologies and assesses the impediments to the conduct of polar genomic research. It also emphasizes the importance of ancillary technologies to the successful application of genomic ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Summary	1-14	(skim)
1. Introduction	15-24	(skim)
2. Important Questions in Polar Biology	25-81	(skim)
3. The Polar Genome Science Initiative	82-104	(skim)
4. Complements to Genome Science: Other Enabling Technologies, Facilities, and Infrastructure	105-118	(skim)
5. An Integrated Polar Biology Community: Interactions Among Scientists, Education, and Outreach	119-127	(skim)
6. Findings and Recommendations	128-132	(skim)
References	133-156	(skim)
Appendix A: Committee Member Biosketches	157-160	(skim)
Appendix B: Workshop on Frontiers in Polar Biology -- Agenda	161-162	(skim)
Appendix C: Workshop on Frontiers in Polar Biology -- Participants	163-163	(skim)
Appendix D. Acronyms	164-166	(skim)
Color Plates	167-174	(skim)

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The report highlights research areas in polar biology that can benefit from genomic technologies and assesses the impediments to the conduct of polar genomic research. It also emphasizes the importance of ancillary technologies to the successful application of genomic technologies to polar studies. The report recommends the development of a new initiative in polar genome sciences that emphasizes collaborative multidisciplinary research to facilitate genome analyses of polar organisms and coordinate research efforts.

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