Daunomycin
Series
- Series Name
- Tomorrow Today
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 4
- Summary
- COI synopsis: A new anti-biotic which distorts the double spiral of virus DNA and so prevents multiplication of cancerous cells. Already being used to treat some forms of leukaemia and solid tumours, it’s also helping doctors discover more about DNA itself.
- Researcher Comments
- According to the script, the film features Dr W J Pigram of King’s College London’s Biophysics Department
- Keywords
- Health and medicine; Science and technology; Inventions and discoveries
- Written sources
- COI Microfilm Roll 49 [BFI National Archive] Used for synopsis
- COI Reference
- MI 1458/107
- Credits:
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
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London W1T 1LN - Notes
- The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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How to cite this record
'Daunomycin', Tomorrow Today Issue No. 107, 1972. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/329520 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)