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Fungal Compound With Anti-Cancer Properties Finally Synthesized After More Than 50 Years | Its intricate structure and scarcity in nature posed significant challenges for scientists attempting to produce it in the laboratory.


Cambridge — MIT and Harvard Med School made verticillin A in lab after 50 years; Movassaghi's team will study its cancer potential.

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