Two chemicals found in unprocessed rice

This is a handout image of two computerized axial tomography (CT) scans used by Abulkalam Shamsuddin, professor of pathology at the University of Maryland's School of Medicine, to demonstrate how his IP6 compound can assist in the reduction of liver cancer lesions, shown at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Centennial Conference in Singapore, on Monday, Nov. 5, 2007. Two chemicals found in unprocessed rice, corn and beans helped protect DNA from harmful radiation, scientists said, a discovery that may lead to skin cancer prevention and ways to ease radiation therapy side effects. Source: Abulkalam Shamsuddin via Bloomberg News