The ancient Greeks called the thapsia garganica plant “deadly carrot,” because their camels would eat it and quickly die. The Roman emperor Nero mixed it with frankincense to treat bruises. Until the early 20th century it was used in a plaster to treat rheumatism—the side effects, however, were barely worth the cure. But what happens when you deploy thaspia on a molecular level? You get a teeny tiny, very precise, cancer-killing grenade. It’s an entirely new approach that has its creators throwing around the word “cure.” (via Scientists Transform Deadly Plant Into Cancer Killing Smart Bomb)

The ancient Greeks called the thapsia garganica plant “deadly carrot,” because their camels would eat it and quickly die. The Roman emperor Nero mixed it with frankincense to treat bruises. Until the early 20th century it was used in a plaster to treat rheumatism—the side effects, however, were barely worth the cure.

But what happens when you deploy thaspia on a molecular level? You get a teeny tiny, very precise, cancer-killing grenade. It’s an entirely new approach that has its creators throwing around the word “cure.”

(via Scientists Transform Deadly Plant Into Cancer Killing Smart Bomb)

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