A combination of two natural toxins -- arsenic and bryostatin -- may be a powerful new treatment for certain kinds of leukemia, claims a study in the March 16 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.Researchers at Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center found that arsenic, long used to treat certain leukemias, activates the same cellular self-destruct mechanism as bryostatin, a toxin that’s found in coral-like aquatic organism called a bryozoan that attaches to piers, boat hulls, and rocky surfaces.
