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Costa Rica quest for cancer blackberry cure

Tuesday, December 13, 2016



Extensive studies have proved that blackberries are high in antioxidant concentrations, but researchers of the Costa Rica Institute of Technology are now trying to identify the exact elements that could help prevent various types of cancer.

A six-member team of researchers from Tec’s Biotechnology Research Center seek to determine whether blackberries could kill cancer cells within human cells, and if they also have properties to prevent cancer.

Source: Tico Times