Great things can come in small, slightly repulsive packages.
Scientists in the Philippines have detailed the molecular secrets of Stichopus cf.
horrens, a sea cucumber species that bears more than a passing resemblance to something else.
A Stichopus c.f. horrens specimen collected from plastic pens inside the Bolinao Marine lab at the UP Marine Science Institute.Image: Hiyas A. Junio
It is a baseline analysis of the S. horrens metabolome, Yu told Gizmodo in an email.
The team also discovered plenty of previously undocumented compounds that could have all sorts of uses.
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An adult S. horrens harvested from Anda, Pangasinan in the Philippines. And yep, it really does look familar.Image: Torreno et al/PLOS One
