About this episode

The episode discusses the findings of a new study on coral reefs and their potential for medicine and biotechnology.

Coral reefs, often called the rainforests of the sea, support a third of visible marine life and host vast hidden biodiversity. A new Nature study reveals living reefs contain previously unknown biomolecules with potential for medicine and biotechnology. Professor Olivier Thomas of University of Galway explains the findings...

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Olivier Thomas

Topics covered

• coral reefs
• marine biodiversity
• biomolecules
• medicine
• biotechnology

Keywords

• coral reefs
• marine life
• biodiversity
• biomolecules
• Nature study

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Galway

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