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Inside a plant's pharma factory

A newly discovered enzyme brings scientists one step closer to understanding how plants manufacture a molecule with potent medicinal properties.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Licorice may block effectiveness of drug widely used by transplant patients

Chemists in Taiwan are reporting that an ingredient in licorice — widely used in various foods and herbal medicines — appears to block the absorption of cyclosporine, a drug used by transplant patients to prevent organ rejection. ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0