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The author of this presentation has not participated in the screening program of biological beers. He has, however, analyzed chemically defined compounds and microbial systems employed in the testing of both potential and established Chemotherapeutic agents.
This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, Research Grant CY3853(C2).
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Fuerst, R. (1960). Screening of Antineoplastic Agents with Neurospora Crassa . In: Developments in Industrial Microbiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-5073-4_15
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