Using synchrotron radiation to observe it, they quickly found the answer: It turned out that taxol, a unique component of the tree, inhibits cancer cell mitosis.
結果，研究者利用同步輻射光來照射、觀察，很快就找到答案：原來是該植物特有的紫杉醇成份，可以破壞癌細胞的分裂。