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From hairy roots to new medicines

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Botanic Garden
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Modern medicine uses many compounds which are isolated from plants. For example, vinblastine, which is used to treat many types of cancer, is isolated from the leaves of the Madagascar periwinkle.
Sarah O'Connor will talk about her work in understanding the process by which the plant makes this substance. Not only will this lead to cheaper vinblastine but also to the production of slightly modified versions of vinblastine which may have improved medicinal properties.

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Series
Botanic Garden
People
Sarah O'Connor
Keywords
Medicine
botany
plants
Health
Department: Botanic Garden
Date Added: 09/01/2012
Duration: 00:35:16

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