Scientists are exploring toxic algal blooms as a potential source of life-saving pharmaceutical drugs. Milwaukee Journal Sentinal’s Caitlin Looby reported on the research taking place on Lake Erie.
“A lot of pharmaceutical drugs, like anti-cancer drugs and antibiotics, they actually come from nature,” said Looby.
The scientists have successfully found pharmaceuticals from marine life in other parts of the world, but believe the Great Lakes are a new frontier for their research.
