In the remote soils of Easter Island, beneath its towering stone statues, scientists stumbled upon a bacterium that would change medicine forever and sparked the creation of a multi-million-dollar drug. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe to access the full content.

Rapamycin, also known clinically as sirolimus, is a powerful immunosuppressant widely used in modern medicine. Best known for its role in organ transplantation, the drug helps patients avoid rejection by dampening the body’s natural immune response.

It has a host of other applications too, including the treatment of certain cancers, and shows some therapeutic potential for neurological disorders. There's even evidence to suggest it is a universal anti-aging drug , with the possibility o

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