... reef fish without affecting the reefs and without depleting the fish and affecting the ecosystem. Surprisingly, some of the world's largest oil and gas fields are ancient reefs. Like the rain forests, the reefs also hold considerable untapped potential in the science of medicine. Japan's coast is one of the most studied coral coasts in the world. In Japan's reefs there ... is a chemical called kainic acid, which is used as a diagnostic chemical to investigate Huntington's chorea, a rare but fatal disease of the nervous system. Coral also produces a natural sunscreen which is now being m...

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