Scientists search for risks and remedies from the sea.(Woods Hole Center for OCEANS & HUMAN HEALTH)(Brief article) From: Oceanus | Date: August 1, 2006 | COPYRIGHT 2006 Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

With a rising tide of harmful algal looms and waterborne pathogenic microbes causing illnesses and closing beaches and shellfish beds, policymakers recognized a growing need to examine links between the oceans and human health. But few links existed between oceanogaphers and scientists specializing in human health.

In 2004, two federal scientific agencies that rarely interacted embarked on a groundbreaking collaboration, which sparked a cascade of novel partnerships. The...