Institution
Marine Biodiversity Institute of Korea
Recent research
- Health & MedicineOpen access
Background/Objectives: The genus Shigella is one of the major pathological agents responsible for diarrhea and diarrhea-related mortality worldwide. It shows a decreasing sensitivity to most conventional antibiotics available today. Methods: Hence, an antimicrobial peptide, Octom...
- BiologyOpen access
New record of the family Porcellidiidae Boeck, 1865 (Harpacticoida, Copepoda) in Korea
Lee, Seunghan, Kim, Jaehyun, Lee, Wonchoel (2023): New record of the family Porcellidiidae Boeck, 1865 (Harpacticoida, Copepoda) in Korea. Journal of Species Research 12 (1): 27-37, DOI: 10.12651/JSR.2023.12.1.027
- BiologyOpen access
Particulate matter (PM) is a major environmental pollutant that induces excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in the skin, leading to inflammatory responses and disruption of skin barrier integrity. The tunic of Halocynthia roretzi, an underutilized marine by-product...
- Materials & EnergyOpen access
Polylactic acid (PLA) is considered a promising biodegradable material; however, its complete degradation is typically limited to industrial composting systems, making household-level end-of-life management challenging. In this study, we developed a simple and efficient PLA depol...
- Society & EconomicsOpen access
A Story of Botveng in Cambodia: Village-scale AT Applications Project
SEWB (Scientists and Engineers Without Border) carried out a three-year village-scale appropriate technology package project in Botveng, an isolated village located in the northern part of Sihanoukville Province, Cambodia, from January 2019 to December 2021. The project was suppo...