"The moss samples were collected from the land-locked lakes near the Indian research station Maitri, which was established in 1989. Samples of the moss were used to isolate the L-Asparaginase enzyme, which can produce a drug to treat Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). "According to research studies in India, a little less than 10,000 cases of childhood leukemia are reported annually. Of these, ALL accounted for 60-85% of all childhood leukemias.The fungi that were procured from the Antarctic region thrive at extreme temperatures, which is around -30 degrees Celsius (°C) at times. "The ministry of earth sciences has to be involved, but first it must be acceptable to the authorities concerned.
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