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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. Ambiguous headline of the week by leoboiko · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So this cancer is fighting a drug they found in dirt?

    Or did they find in dirt some cancer fighting a drug?

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