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Medicines from the Sea

January 2011

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A scientists examines a sponge specimen collected in the Caribbean.

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Cancer-Fighting Sponges?

August 2011

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

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Five Questions for Shirley Pomponi, Medical Sponge Hunter

October 2012

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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

A white coral (Corallium sp.) and two vase sponges (left) grow on an Atlantic Ocean seamount.

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Balanus Seamount

December 2009

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