Once thought to be extinct, ancient cloud sponge seen in B.C. waters
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11758667/ancient-cloud-sponge-bc-waters/
Once thought to be extinct, ancient cloud sponge seen in B.C. waters
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://globalnews.ca/news/11758667/ancient-cloud-sponge-bc-waters/
"Evolution conferred the unassuming sea sponge with a genetic program that made possible the vast variety of future lifeforms."
A sea sponge in the ocean off British Columbia's coast yields a compound that may help ward off coronaviruses, and possibly other respiratory viruses.
#covid #naturalcompounds #seasponge #health #biotech
https://creatingaclimateofchange.substack.com/p/searching-natures-medicine-cabinet
"#UBC #researchers have identified three compounds that prevent #COVID-19 infection in human cells, derived from natural sources including a B.C. #SeaSponge.
https://phys.org/news/2023-01-sea-sponge-covid-blocking-powers.html
What is this!? I've seen sponges before and shells before but like this, never.