Can corals cure cancer?

[Faciosity]

I recieved an e-mail from my mom about Red Sea corals being effective in fighting cancer, and this is the first article I found about the research. I'm sure there is more information somewhere.
Red Sea Coral Substance Shown Effective Against Skin Cancer | SkinInc.com

Pretty cool if they can really put this to good use, but does us no good if we kill off all the reefs. I keep wondering how this Japan radiation crisis is going to impact the already bad situations.

 

[Faciosity]

Judging by the name of the chemical compound "sarcophine-diol ", I wonder if they take this from a sarcophyton (toadstool leather)? If so, I have some cancer medicine in my tank!:eek2:

 

[Krish]

I read something somewhere as well saying that certain marine algae might be able to do the same. Crazy...We need to live in the ocean if that is the case

 

[returnofsid]

There's actually quite a cottage industry, of a few farmers, specifically growing corals to sell to research laboratories, just for medicinal research.

 

[crazyfish253]

ya phyto is under the microscope, nut eaters are actualy drinking it LOL