Cures From Coral

Anybody who knows anything about the ocean knows there are countless predators down there. While they may not be predator-ing on humans, they're certainly going after other marine organisms, many of which are sedentary. These sedentary animals, like anemones for instance, rely on powerful toxins for defense. In recent years, research has shown that in addition to defeating hungry sea creatures, potent chemicals extracted from undersea organisms may be used to help humans defeat disease. Over the years, one such researcher, William Fenical, has been very successful at bioprospecting, or looking for chemicals underwater...