After 60 Years, Scientists Uncover How Thalidomide Produced Birth Defects
Dana-Farber Cancer InstituteMore than 60 years after the drug thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose mothers took the drug while pregnant, scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have solved a mystery that has lingered ever since the dangers of the drug first became apparent: how did the drug produce such severe fetal harm?