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![A golf ball-size green sponge was discovered in 2005 by NOAA Fisheries coral biologist Bob Stone. Cancer researchers find promise in deriving new treatments from the sponge. (Image credit: NOAA) A golf ball-size green sponge was discovered in 2005 by NOAA Fisheries coral biologist Bob Stone. Cancer researchers find promise in deriving new treatments from the sponge.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO-Green%20Sponge%20-NOAA-%201125x534-Landscape.jpg?itok=jE_5bDU6)
A golf ball-size green sponge was discovered in 2005 by NOAA Fisheries coral biologist Bob Stone. Cancer researchers find promise in deriving new treatments from the sponge. (Image credit: NOAA)