• Question: What kind of deep sea bacteria or thing in general has given you great results so far?

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      Asked by anon-290123 to Marcel on 15 Mar 2021.
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        Marcel Jaspars answered on 15 Mar 2021:


        A fungus from the Red Sea gave us a potential treatment for epilepsy and a sponge from the Philippines gave us a potential treatment for Alzheimer’s. Both work well in animals and other scientists are trying to turn them into drugs.

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