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Then. but we do know that there are vast mineral resources down there and metals that we may run out of on land. one last question — do you have a favourite one of all these amazing new animals that we've seen? well, the scientists i talked to got very excited about a particular sponge that actually weaves its own glass. glass? so, it's a little glass sponge on the bottom and she says it's like a glass vase. and she was absolutely amazed by the fact that you can, down there in the dark, cold depths... the pressure�*s enormous. yes, that you can have these glass. so, you know, all sorts of ...

As next year. but there are a lot of things that need to happen before then. but we do know that there are vast mineral resources down there and metals that we may run out of on land. one last question. do you have a favourite one of all these amazing new animals that we've seen? well, the scientists i talked to got very excited about a particular sponge that actually weaves its own glass. glass? so it's a little glass sponge on the bottom. and she says it's like a glass vase. and she was absolutely amazed by the fact that you can, down there in the dark, cold depths... the pressure�*s enorm...

Well, some people are saying that we could have deep sea mining in international waters as soon as next year. but there are a lot of things that need to happen before then. but we do know that there are vast mineral resources down there and metals that we may run out of on land. one last question. do you have a favourite one of all these amazing new animals that we've seen? well, the scientists i talked to got very excited about a particular sponge that actually weaves its own glass. glass? so it's a little glass sponge on the bottom. and she says it's like a glass vase. and she was absolutely...

Medicines. >> interesting sponges that have produced novel chemicals that have activity against certain types of cancer like pancreatic cancer or colon or breast cancer. one sponge in particular that we're working on now is a glass sponge that's found in deep water. >> pomponi says this reef gets a clean bill of health for now, but it's still a rush to collect as many samples as possible for a baseline, incase oil reaches the reef in the near future. >> so you guys are like the crime scene investigators of the ocean. >> i guess so. the csi of the ocean. we're doing the before and the after. cs...