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From one-eyed lambs to 'targeted' skin cancer drugs
Description: About a decade after World War II, an unexplained phenomenon hit US sheep farmers in Southern Idaho. In the affected area up to a quarter of new born lambs had underdeveloped brains and a single, central eye like a cyclops. In this news article read how the discovery of the cause of this genetic defect led to 'targeted' skin cancer drugs. [Source: Cancer Research UK]
URL: http://scienceblog.cancerresearchuk.org/2016/07/21/from-one-eyed-lambs-to-targeted-skin-cancer-drugs/
Availability: Full Text
Source: Cancer Research UK
Publish Date: 7/21/2016
Reading Level: Basic
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