At World Economic Forum in Davos, Support for Research is Voiced

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, a panelist at the World Economic Forum's "Taking Action for the Ocean" panel.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Princeton professor and Whitman Scientist Clifford Brangwynne advocated for philanthropy for and other institutions that are discovering and studying marine life.

"The technologies of tomorrow come from the discoveries in basic research today," he said. "The ocean, with its incredible biodiversity -- There are an enormous number of drugs and bio-evolved technologies to discover in this space."