Srinagar, Nov. 5 -- A Common Weed with an Uncommon Power For years, most of us have seen the bright yellow dandelion as nothing more than a stubborn weed - something to pull out of the garden and forget about. But according to recent research from the University of Windsor in Canada, this everyday plant might be hiding an extraordinary secret: the potential to fight cancer. The Science Behind the Discovery A team of scientists at the University of Windsor has been studying the effects of dandelion root extract (DRE) on cancer cells, and their early findings are turning heads. In laboratory tests, the extract appeared to trigger apoptosis - the body's natural process for destroying damaged or harmful cells.What's rem arkable is that while ...