09/07/1989
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"This quantity of bark will yield enough taxol to treat more than 12,000 patients."
"The potential value of taxol for treating ovarian and other cancers was not known until 1989."
"The bark of this tree is currently the only reliable source of taxol -- an experimental drug used to treat cancer."
"The most troublesome provisions would authorize $200 million for the Economic Development Administration."