Ancient Chinese Salad Plant Transformed Into New Cancer-killing Compound
Tuesday, October 14, 2008 - 16:35
in Health & Medicine
Researchers have updated a traditional Chinese medicine to create a compound that is more than 1,200 times more specific in killing certain kinds of cancer cells than currently available drugs, heralding the possibility of a more effective chemotherapy drug with minimal side effects.
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