Seaweed May be Source of New Antimalarial Drug

1,848 views · Published 18 February 2011 · 4:15 · Indexed 30 October 2026

Channel: Georgia Tech · 2011 · Science & Technology

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Julia Kubanek, associate professor in the Georgia Tech School of Biology, describes research into antifungal compounds found on the surfaces of tropical seaweed collected in the Fiji Islands.  The compounds may have possible applications for treating malaria.

Video: Inertia Films and Georgia Tech
Photo: Gary Meek and Georgia Tech

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