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ozzi
3 years ago
6

Generally speaking, what is cancer? Why would the discovery of paclitaxel’s mechanism of action be exciting for scientists study

ing cancer?
Biology
1 answer:
harkovskaia [24]3 years ago
8 0

Answer:

Explanation:

Cancer is condition in which cells grow without control and rapidly divide. The discovery of paclitaxel's mechanism of action would be exciting because it may stop the division of abnormal cells. ... Cancer patients could not be given chemotherapeutic drugs indefinitely.

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