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Efforts to harness the utility of organisms for industrial use have been underway worldwide throughout the history of biotechnology development. JAMSTEC survey results show that "new organisms are detected at high frequency in the deep sea." 　→ Learn more on the Concept page

Samples collected from a SHINKAI 6500 2,406 m deep dive to the Suruga Bay seafloor yielded... a bacterium viable in temperatures as high as 52℃.... The speed of the entire process from the time of contract until product offering took just over a year. 　→ Learn more on the Story page

Temperature, pressure and other factors make collecting live fish and other multicellular organisms from the deep sea extremely difficult. Microorganisms are too small to be seen by the naked eye.... We focus first on the sediment accumulated on the deep seafloor. 　→ Learn more on the Process page

Analysis of carrageenan used as a food additive. Production of target proteins using fish cells. An efficient DNA recovery using a new enzyme. Production of trehalose, moisturizer. A new biosurfactant discovered from a deep-sea yeast. 　→ Learn more on the Potential page

Visitors to JAMSTEC Public Open Day were very interested in our research. I'm sure they are expecting a lot from us.... A new member has joined our laboratory. A kind of angler fish!... I'm mastering a next-generation DNA sequencer now. 　→ Learn more on the Members page