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Scientists search Palau's coral reefs for new anti-cancer drugs

Ari Daniel Shapiro

February 24, 2014 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

Radio |

5-15 Minutes

Response Location: Palau

Often it is faster and easier to harvest molecules for medical purposes from nature than to make them in a laboratory. A scientist is looking for cancer-fighting molecules in coral and sponges in the tropical Pacific.

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HPV Vaccine Is Credited in Fall of Teenagers' Infection Rate

Sabrina Tavernise

June 19, 2013 |

The New York Times |

Text |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Washington, District of Columbia

The human papillomavirus is a primary cause of cervical cancer. The HPV vaccine has reduced the rate of infection by half in recent years among teenagers. However, the vaccine has still encountered resistance by some social conservatives.

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