The researchers combined the two compounds, and placed the mixture on breast cancer cells in a laboratory.

VOA: special.2010.06.01

Fuller found it in nature. It appeared in the shapes of organic compounds and metals.

VOA: special.2010.05.30

Flavor aside, scientists have recognized it as a complex blend of chemical compounds with potential health effects, both good and bad.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

So we are thinking perhaps those compounds are playing some sort of protective role against several cancers."

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

Researchers in Melbourne hope to isolate the most effective compounds for use in a potential vaccine.

VOA: standard.2010.01.20

But in an era of plastic explosives and advanced chemical compounds, that system has proved lacking.

VOA: standard.2009.12.30

If those compounds can be isolated, maybe someday you'll be able to take an anti-cancer pill, but for us coffee lovers, the answer may just be another refill.

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

"Right now we're mostly sampling for hydrocarbons and other bacteria, but what we would like is expand into some other chemical compounds that may be contained within the dispersants."

VOA: standard.2010.06.01

Some were buried in family compounds, but many families bring bodies to be buried here because in Kigali's rapid development many homes are being removed to make room for new construction.

VOA: standard.2009.04.10