DEADLY MOLDS MAY HAVE MET THEIR MATCH

摘要

Some 25 feet below the brilliant blue surface of the Indian Ocean lives a coral-encrusted black sponge called Plakinastrella. This unassuming invertebrate, which is about the size of a breadbox, was discovered in 1990 by a team of marine biologists from Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute (HBOI) in Fort Pierce, Fla. Now, Peter J. McCarthy, the group's leader, is promoting the lowly sponge for its elixir-like properties.