Apologies to those not interested, but for anybody else my institute's ship, research submersible, and chief coral scientist are out in the Gulf Stream doing some neat work on a deepwater reef system. Our Drugs From The Sea group found an obscure little sponge on these reefs that yields a metabolite that is showing promise as a potential cancer cure.
NBC video link
USGS is hosting daily mission coverage as well, if you want to know more about the cruise.