Recently Discovered 60,000-Year-Old Preserved Underwater Forest May Produce New Medicines

Hurricane Ivan in 2004 swept up the seabed entombing a 60,000-year old cypress forest that thrived along riverbanks near the area of the Gulf of Mexico. Scientists say that exposed the ancient forest, which is currently located 60 feet below the water surface in Mobile Bay off the coast of Alabama holds the secret to the creation of new medicines.