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A biochemist by the name ofDr. Jung-Mo Ahn and his team at the University of Texas-Dallas discovered how to synthesize a molecule that kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer, by exploiting a weakness in cells not previously targeted by other drugs. This fascinating finding is giving hope to patients and doctors and causing quite the stir in the scientific world.
