SciDevNet: A Malaysian research centre and a leading US university are joining forces to speed up the development and commercialisation of a promising anti-cancer agent derived from a tropical tree.
If trials are successful, the royalties from the sales of the new drugs derived from the agent could provide crucial funds for the Malaysian institute and the country.
The agent, silvestrol, is a natural compound derived from the twigs, fruit and bark of the Aglaia species of tree, found in central Borneo,…

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