Friday, January 05, 2007

Rapanume comes from Rapa Nui soil

Libido-enhancing root fuels global dispute
guelphmercury.com
Jan 5, 2007

The key ingredient in the breast cancer drug Taxol owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is taken from the bark of the yew tree, and Wyeth's kidney transplant drug Rapamune comes from Easter Island soil.

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Peruvian root in bioprospecting dispute
RICK VECCHIO
Associated Press
Mercury News
Posted on Fri, Jan. 05, 2007

The key ingredient in the breast cancer drug Taxol owned by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. is taken from the bark of the yew tree, and Wyeth's kidney transplant drug Rapamune comes from Easter Island soil.

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here for complete article.

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