Marine coral contains substances that can be used as a means against tuberculosis.
Russian study group with the support of a grant from the Russian science Foundation conducted a study contained in the coral substance. As a result, scientists have found that this substance is able to overcome the resistance of the Bacillus to antibiotics, which are used for such diagnosis.
The head of this research team Alexander Rubtsov says that tuberculosis is possible to utilize the emitted sea corals bactericidal substance. He noted that a large amount of this substance can be completely destroyed causing tuberculosis in humans Koch’s Bacillus. Currently specialists are working on the development of the mechanism of action of a new antidote to tuberculosis.
According to scientists, the duration of the manufacturing process of the vaccine can be stretched to 10-15 years, while the development can take up to $ 3 billion.
