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Marine Sponges
A potential new source of bioactive molecules and
antibiotics is being mined from the humble Irish sea
sponge by researchers at the Marine Institute, NUI
Galway, University College Cork and Queens University
Belfast. Filtering up to 24 litres of water per kilo of
sponge a day, they contain a wealth of interesting
compounds and bacteria that have a huge potential to
lead to amazing new medicinal compounds.
www.marine.ie