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Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.

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From Sea Sponge to HIV Medicine

March 2013

Cancer cells treated with discodermolide, a chemical from a sponge found on deep-sea coral reefs.

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Treated Cancer Cells

September 2015

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