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Medicines from the Sea

You may not think of the ocean as a pharmacy but scientists are developing exciting...

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A Bryozoan's Medical Endosymbiont

The spiral-tufted bryozoan (Bugula neritina) is being studied for a potential...

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Growing Bacteria from Corals

Searching for useful chemicals, marine scientists grow bacteria associated with...

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Treated Cancer Cells

These cancer cells have been treated with discodermolide, a chemical obtained from...

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Cancer-Fighting Sponges?

Dr. Patrick Colin, of the Coral Reef Research Foundation in Palau, examines a...

Shark Snapshot - Saving sharks with an underwater photoshoot

Sharks make headlines, but we don’t actually know a whole lot about...

Personal Perspectives

Five Questions With Alexis Temkin, Searching For Links Between Deepwater Horizon & Human Health

We all know to avoid touching or eating oil (the fossil fuel variety that is)....

Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter

Most scuba divers scour coral reefs looking for colorful fish, natural beauty, and...

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From Sea Sponge to HIV Medicine

Tectitethya crypta (formerly known as Cryptotheca crypta) is a large, shallow-water...