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Antarctic Sea Creature Targets Melanoma | Tampa News
Published 4 days, 6 hours ago
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USF scientists are hunting for a cure in Antarctica’s icy waters, chasing a tiny sea squirt that produces a chemical capable of selectively destroying melanoma cells. After a six-week expedition and a $2.5 million NIH grant, they’re now partnering with the Joint Genome Institute to grow the bacteria in labs — turning a decades-long curiosity into a potential breakthrough for skin cancer patients.
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