It is probably fair to say that deep-sea research today is equally important to both pure and applied research, since the discovery of new species not only nurtures basic knowledge but is also likely to lead to the identification of new chemicals, which in turn tend to lead to new applications and new economic markets.

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They added that further research could examine if decreased amygdala volume in cocaine addicts represents a marker for illness that could lead to the identification of genes that modify the risk for addiction.

BBC: Cocaine users were compared to non-users

Police officers, the UK's Angolan community and residents of a west London street where a stowaway fell to his death from a plane are hoping a computerised image of the man's face and a photo of his tattoo will lead to his identification.

BBC: Angolan plane fall man: Residents seek end to mystery

Breaches of the injunction order banning identification of either man could lead to a fine or imprisonment, the AGO said.

BBC: Attorney general takes action over 'Bulger killer images'

The industry hopes that the introduction in 2003 of chip cards and the personal identification number (Pin) payment system in the UK will lead to a significant reduction in most types of card fraud.

BBC: Two credit cards

The UK, she said, had taken the lead internationally in developing early warning systems to detect harmful new substances, with drugs able to be banned days after identification under the system of temporary class drug orders.

BBC: A syringe and heroin on a spoon