Medications To Combat Infection And Pain Inspired By Ocean-Dwelling Shipworms And Cone Snails

OHSU researchers, in partnership with scientists from several other institutions, have published two new research papers that signal how the next class of powerful medications may currently reside at the bottom of the ocean. In both cases, the researchers were focused on ocean-based mollusks - a category of animal that includes snails, clams and squid and their bacterial companions. Sea life studies aid researchers in several ways, including the development of new medications and biofuels... via Health News from Medical News Today Read More Here..