Underwater pharmacy: Meet the scientists raiding the ocean's medicine cabinet - BBC Science Focus Magazine

Antibiotics are losing their effectiveness against disease. But the world’s waters could be full of new drugs, just waiting to be discovered.

Mud and sponges probably dont feature highly on most scuba divers bucket lists. But scientist and explorer Professor Brian Murphy, based at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has his sights set o… [+10343 chars]

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