Mar 16, 2026 Yul So www.dongascience.com Researchers in South Korea have identified a new natural compound from microorganisms living in the soil of Dokdo that may help reduce inflammation in the brain. The compound, named Dokdothiocin, was discovered by scientists from the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology and the Korea Institute of Science and Technology. Dokdothiocin has a distinctive molecular structure in which 29 atoms form a ring-shaped arrangeme