Scientists discover cancer-fighting berry on tree that only grows in Far North Queensland

[rohezal]

Scientists have been surprised by the rapid cancer-fighting properties of a berry found only in Far North Queensland.

An eight-year study led by Dr Glen Boyle, from the QIMR Berghofer medical research institute in Brisbane, found a compound in the berry could kill head and neck tumours as well as melanomas.

An experimental drug derived from the berry, EBC-46, has so far been used on 300 animals, including cats, dogs and horses.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-07/queensland-scientists-discover-cancer-fighting-berry/5796106

 

[Hồng Thất Công]

Like marijuanna, good luck for that fruit to get into the mainstream public. 

 

[comradekingu]

Unlike marijuana, this looks like it can be patented. Extracting the compound was supposedly "very, very complicated".

 

[Wrath Of Khan]

I wonder how benefical the berry is without extracting anything.

 

[Nintendo]

This is berry interesting news from my country.

 

[ekianjo]

Actual website of QBiotics:

http://www.qbiotics.com/index.php/human-pipeline/ebc-46-a-humans

Note that Ph1 has not even started yet, so provided EVERYTHING works without trouble, you won't have a drug on the market before 7-10 years. On top of that, most drugs fail during Ph1 (because of safety issues), so I would not get too excited at this stage. 

 

[DaMummy]

I expect this plant to become exstinct

 

[ekianjo]

I expect this plant to become exstinct

who cares, once you have identified the active principle, it's probably feasible to recreate it synthetically. Aspirin used to come from trees, now it's all synthetic.

 

[Gruntfuggly]

Kills cancer in minutes and has no side effects? Cue Penfold style eyebrows...

 

[Nintendo]

Is this stuff smokable?