Antarctica sea squirt toxin kills melanoma in mice, leaves the animals unharmed

Antarctica sea squirt toxin kills melanoma in mice, leaves the animals unharmed

Tiny sea squirts in Antarctica might help researchers more effectively fight cancer. Scientists are now investigating whether a cancer-fighting compound tied to bacteria that live within Antarctic sea squirts, a surprising lead for a possible future melanoma therapy. And early experiments have produced unusually strong results. What happened? A deep-ocean discovery first made about two decades ago is drawing renewed attention after lab tests sug…