@mpgLaboratory tests show a compound derived from a fungus linked to a pharaoh's curse successfully kills cancerous leukemia cells. The organism was historically believed to be the cause of that ancient pharaoh's curse.
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Photo by @mpg· Oct 17, 2026· Photo 1 of 2· Science
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A person in a lab coat holds a petri dish with bacterial cultures. The dish is filled with a yellowish agar medium, and white bacterial colonies are streaked across it in a pattern. The mood is scientific and clinical. The text "2 SYA" is written on the side of the petri dish.
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