Zinc-filled oysters are often linked to improved libido and sexual activity, and now scientists at Flinders University are calling for more serious investigations into how marine organism compounds ...

Organotin compounds have long been employed in maritime antifouling paints, most notably tributyltin (TBT), which has subsequently been associated with adverse environmental impacts. Despite ...

A tiny snail may offer an alternative to opioids for pain relief. Scientists at the University of Utah have found a compound that blocks pain by targeting a pathway not associated with opioids.

The molecular structure of an enzyme from a marine bacterium with potential industrial uses has been determined by RIKEN ...

Scientists at Florida Atlantic University's Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute found that a deep-water marine sponge collected off of Fort Lauderdale's coast contains leiodermatolide, a natural ...

Nature has been the traditional source for organic chemical compounds used in medicine. For over 3,000 years, early societies recognized that their immediate environments were a rich source of plants ...

In the current era, viruses pose a significant threat to humans since they are capable of causing pandemics throughout the world. Changing environments, globalization, urbanization, population growth, ...

An anti-cancer compound derived from bacteria dwelling in ocean-bottom sediments appears in laboratory tests to be a potent killer of drug-resistant multiple myeloma cells, and potentially with less ...