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Ocean waters yield cancer therapy

news.bbc.co.uk — Scientists believe they can make cancer drugs from the humble sea squirt. A microbe that lives within this sea animal produces compounds that may fight some tumours. Using laboratory techniques they say it should be possible to produce enough of the compounds without having to destroy a large number of sea squirts.

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  • johnnywatkins, on 07/07/2008, -1/+0You would think with all of the weapons and technological stuff we make that a cure for ONE kind of cancer is possible. Come on already.
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