How a Chinese Yeast Factory Boosts Cancer Drug Production Speed by 1,000 Times The news of a Chinese yeast factory boosting cancer drug production speed by 1,000 times has sent shockwaves through the scientific community and beyond.
The breakthrough, led by Zhejiang University professor Lian Jiazhang, holds promise for making life saving treatments more accessible to patients worldwide.
The Cost of Rarity For decades, the anticancer drug vinblastine has been sourced from the Madagascar periwinkle plant, which yields an astonishingly small amount – just 1 gram per 2 tonnes of dried leaves.