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Cancer Fighting Drug Found in Dirt

Posted by samzenpus on from the a-shovel-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away dept.

firesquirt writes "From an article in LiveScience, the bark of certain yew trees can yield a medicine that fights cancer. Now scientists find the dirt that yew trees grow in can supply the drug as well, suggesting a new way to commercially harvest the medicine."

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  1. Re:The official site! by The+Mysterious+X · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Heh, pity there isn't a +1, original mod really.

  2. Re:The official site! by moogs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    haha... that i didn't mind looking at :P

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