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Sci Tech    H4'ed 5/20/16

Potential cancer killer hatched from sea snail eggs

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Using chemicals found in sea snail eggs, researchers at the University of Wollongong in Australia have created a compound that's very effective at killing multi-drug resistant cancer cells.

Potential cancer treatments often come from unexpected sources. Now, tests have shown that a type of molecule originally derived from sea snail eggs has performed surprisingly well in destroying cancer cells, particularly those that have become resistant to other treatments.

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