New marine species discovered by scientists of Primorye and Germany in the course of research in the Sea of Japan and in the Kurile-Kamchatka Trench, off the coast of the Kuril Islands. In two research expeditions were conducted to a depth of 6 km, was built 621 species of benthic organisms. It is six times more than the number of species that were known before, the director of the Institute of Marine Biology Andrei Andrianov. According to him, more than 200 species of organisms found before were not known to science. According to Hadrian, scientists have engaged in research findings. Experts suggest that the observed organisms may be the source of new biologically active compounds and drugs. At present, worldwide environmental components used to create a 60% drug, but only 1.5% of the deep-organisms are used. Discovering new can significantly affect this relationship. The interest of scientists to deep-organisms has increased significantly. Hadrian explained by the fact that 95% of the world\’s oceans — is the depth of one kilometer, which contains immense biological resources. «In the future they may become a strategic reserve for the whole of human civilization in the context of limited land resources,» — he concluded.
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