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Medicines from the Sea

You may not think of the ocean as a pharmacy but scientists are developing exciting...
Fri, 01/14/2011 - 11:08
Alexis Temkin stands in marsh grass holding a reptile.
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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)....
March 2015
Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.

Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter

Most scuba divers scour coral reefs looking for colorful fish, natural beauty, and...
October 2012
Many medicines were based on a chemical from the sea sponge Tectitethya crypta.
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From Sea Sponge to HIV Medicine

Tectitethya crypta (formerly known as Cryptotheca crypta) is a large, shallow-water...
Cancer cells treated with discodermolide, a chemical from a sponge found on deep-sea coral reefs.
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Treated Cancer Cells

These cancer cells have been treated with discodermolide, a chemical obtained from...
Searching for useful chemicals, ocean scientists grow bacteria associated with deep-sea coral on nutrient agar.
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Growing Bacteria from Corals

Searching for useful chemicals, marine scientists grow bacteria associated with...
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A Bryozoan's Medical Endosymbiont

The spiral-tufted bryozoan (Bugula neritina) is being studied for a potential...
A scientists examines a sponge specimen collected in the Caribbean.
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Cancer-Fighting Sponges?

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