Must be 1500 words) Bioprospecting is the 21st century equivalent of gold mining and an exciting part of the biotechnology industry; define bioprospecting and briefly list some key products discovered from bioprospecting. Taq polymerase is an example of a commercial product discovered by bioprospecting; describe the origin of taq polymerase, how it was commercialized (purified and optimised); why was Taq such a key discovery?. Find an article published in the last year describing a novel product discovered by bioprospecting/biotechnology, describe the product and how the scientific method has been applied to develop and/or commercialize it. Describe the hypothesis of the study; identify the independent and dependent variables and some important controls (starting ref Biology, Concepts and Applications: Starr, Evers and Starr, Chapter 15 and links in the Webliography).
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