All patients treated with the drug are in remission, a result that seems unprecedented in cancer research.
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Born and raised in NYC, Ed covers public health, disease, and weird animal science for Gizmodo. He has previously reported for the Atlantic, Vice, Pacific Standard, and Undark Magazine.
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