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Myron
Myron
He is working in medicinal chemistry field and responsible to discover medicinal products around the world. Myrons first assignment with PI was to research about the betel nuts which are being chewed a lot in India and other places around the world. Myron found that most of the oral cancer in China was caused by chewing the betel nut. Betel nut also increases respiration and decreases the workload on the heart. Beside the betel nut, Myron was working also on Khat plant which is grown in Africa and southern Arabia.