https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPJ7935sOd0
Published on the 13th October 2021, this video shows that the bottom of the sea has a plethora of undiscovered ingredients vital for medical purposes through work done by researchers in South Africa and England. The rich biodiversity found in the South African bioregions like Algoa Bay, is an opportunity to make new discoveries by collecting and studying the microbes of marine organisms on the ocean floor. In this work, DNA analysis and genetic engineering are used here to identify compounds that could contribute towards anti-cancer and anti-malaria pharmaceutical compounds that can be used for clinical trials.
The video also includes the ongoing work of a PhD research at Plymouth highlighting responding to the rise in bacterial infections that are becoming increasingly difficult to treat, due to the rapid mutating of bacteria and subsequent resistant to antibiotic. This study focuses on deep sea sponges with a view to discover new bacterial species to solve challenges like anti-microbial resistance.