Do you agree with the scientists that the seas/oceans/ rivers are fertile sources of medicines & Technologies?

Question

This is intended to encourage people to explore the seas, oceans, rivers, swamps, lakes and other bodies of water for purposes of seeking sources of medicines most especially for incurable diseases and sources of discoveries and inventions for advance Technologies for the benefit of the entire mankind.

Answer 1

I definitely agree! Water is old as time and during those billions of years, billions of different species have evolved. Where there is water, there's life. Plants also have been around since the beginning of time. I'm sure deep deep deep in the big vast open ocean lies that one plant that contains the cure for a specific "incurable" disease. Remember, the land we live on was once underwater, and look how many cures we've found!

Answer 2

Yes, in fact nature itself is a rich source of potentially useful chemicals.

Any part of the earth which has not been properly chartered, from deep inside forests to deep down in oceans are places where organisms may have adapted physically and biochemically in such a way that they may survive.

We may identify, replicate and use the chemicals obtained but we must be careful not to disrupt the natural order of things to a great extent by taking away too many orgsnisms from their natural habitat.

We may also mimick nature in the development of machines, e.g the suckers on the arms of the octopus may inspire similar machines for lifting weights...etc

Answer 3

I agree because its true - we already get medicines from waterways in many different forms.

Answer 4

Yes if there are benefits.