Mold Byproduct Kills Multiple Myeloma, Mayo Clinic Study Finds

ROCHESTER, Minn., March 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have discovered chaetocin, a byproduct of common wood mold, kills multiple myeloma cancer cells. "This research is only the beginning," said Dr. Keith Bible of the Mayo Clinic Cancer Center, the study's primary investigator. "But we are very hopeful that chaetocin may someday provide needed help to our patients."

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