University of Kyrenia, contributing 7FP Micro B3 Project of European Union, has completed open sea measurement and analysis studies.

According to press info released by Press and Public Relations Directorate of University of Kyrenia, the research team of University of Kyrenia leaded by lecturers Wein Fuller and Ali Özker have carried out chemical and physical measurement and analysis at the marine stations determined in accordance with the scope of B3 Project, in Eastern Mediterranean basin and offshore of Kyrenia, and gathered samples for DNA analysis. Data analysis outcomes of measurements and DNA analysis of gathered samples from specific locations are carried out at labs regulary every month and results are delivered to data base of B3 Project. The data sent to B3 Project contribute to development of scientific data base regarding studies of climate changes, marine microbial diversity and marine biology and provide support for studies aiming to protect marine life.
European Union 7FP Micro B3 Project aims to establish a legal framework to make a large-scale data on marine viral, bacterial, archeal and protist genomes and metagenomes as wel as developing innovative bioinformatic approaches on issues of biodiversity, bioinformatics and biotechnology (B3).

The B3 Project consortium that started its studies on 1 January 2012 consists of 32 academic and industrial partners from all over Europe such as Marine Biological Association, European Bioenformatics Institute, International Union for Conservation of Nature, the Mediterranean Science Comission, and University of Oxford. World-leading experts from members of consortium specializing on bioinformatics, computer sciences, biology, ecology, oceonography, bioprospecting and biotechnology and in legal aspects are contributing to project. University of Kyrenia is also contributing to project by delivering the data, obtained through marine stations in Eastern Mediterranean, to developed data base of consortium.