Ocean Medicines Could Be Lost

Plants and animals living in the oceans could provide new antibiotics, drug treatments and painkillers. But scientists believe these unexplored resources may disappear before we have had the chance to tap their potential. Fishing, climate change and pollution are altering the food chains in the ocean - reducing biodiversity. The decline needs to be stopped before it is too late, delegates to the European Conference on Marine Science and Ocean Technology in Ireland said.

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