中国古代的一种沙拉植物转变为新的抗癌复合物

Ancient Chinese Salad Plant Transformed Into New Cancer-killing Compound

华盛顿大学的研究人员已于近期从一种传统中药中研发出一种新复合物，在杀伤某些特定种类的癌细胞方面，它能发挥比目前可用的抗癌药物高出1200多倍的效应。这宣告了一种更有效且不良反应小的化疗新药诞生的可能性。

Researchers at the University of Washington have updated a traditional Chinese medicine to create a compound that is more than 1,200 times more specific in killing certain kinds of cancer cells than currently available drugs, heralding the possibility of a more effective chemotherapy drug with minimal side effects.