Long-lived sponges, intestine-like worms, colonies of sea squirts and many other cold-loving animals populate the seafloor around Antarctica. But the arrival of outsiders—borne in ships' ballast water, on plastic refuse or on floating kelp, or encouraged by warming temperature—threaten this menagerie.
Chemical defenses may not protect Antarctic seafloor animals, jeopardizing their value for drug discovery
- PhysOrg
- 17. 11 2022 (22:43)