Quest for a wonder drug started with shrew bait - The Globe and Mail - August 8, 2012 - 0 views
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Assunta Krehl on 17 Aug 12"Jack Stewart a biotechnology entrepreneur, is about to start a human trial for a drug developed from a compound found in shrew spit that could treat ovarian, breast and prostate cancers without many of the side effects of chemotherapy." Veronika Litinski, a Senior Advisor at MaRS in the Life Science and Health care practice says it is difficult to run trials with a clear robust criteria.