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Taking a New Look at an Ancient Tradition
A handful of companies are mining traditional Chinese medicine for Western-style drugs. Why aren't more?
Email: Jane Parry - jparry@the-scientist.com The Scientist 2005, 19(9):39
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In March, Geron Corporation of Menlo Park, Calif., teamed up with Hong Kong University of Science and Technology's (HKUST) Biotechnology Research Corporation to find new drugs that would activate telomerase and, it is hoped, result in a treatment for age-related diseases. Scientists at the Hong Kong-based joint venture, called TA Therapeutics, systematically screened more than 50 Chinese medicines and identified several active compounds with strong telomerase-modulating activity.
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