Study Finds Bacteria Living in Marine Sponge Produce Toxic Flame Retardant-Like Compounds
Thursday, May 11, 2017 - 14:51
in Biology & Nature
A Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego-led research team discovered for the first time that a common marine sponge hosts bacteria that specialize in the production of toxic compounds nearly identical to man-made fire retardants.