Write about any other spice that bas medicinal properties
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. Deep sea bacteria used to treat prostate cancer
A bacteria from the bottom of the seafloor that lives in almost total darkness has provided the basis for a new therapy to treat early-stage prostate cancer. The active ingredient of the new treatment was first produced in the lab from bacteriochlorophyll, which is the photosynthetic pigment of certain aquatic bacteria that draw their energy supply from sunlight. When the chemical solution is exposed to light, it becomes toxic and this characteristic has been harnessed as a treatment. As the solution circulates in a patient, doctors shine light directly inside the tumour, which causes toxins to be produced that result in damage to the tumour. The clinical trials that have been conducted to date are providing very promising results.
The bacteria that live in the deep sea are difficult to study but a Danish-led research team that examined the bottom of the deepest part of the world’s oceans in 2013 found the seafloor is a ‘hotspot’ for bacterial activity. They believe this provides an explanation for what happens to all the organic matter from dead fish and algae when it falls to the seabed.