Trees Could Hold the Key to Cheaper Drug

The HeraldOctober 25, 2010

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A POPULAR cancer drug could be produced cheaply and sustainably using stem cells derived from trees, a study suggests.

Researchers have isolated and grown stem cells from a yew tree whose bark is a natural source of the anticancer compound paclitaxel. The development could enable the compound to be produced on a commercial scale at low cost, with no harmful by-products.

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Trees Could Hold the Key to Cheaper Drug

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