The toxic fungus Aspergillus flavus—known as the “Pharaoh’s Curse” due to its role in the deaths of archaeologists who opened the Tomb of Tutankhamun in the 1920s—could have cancer-fighting abilities.

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Imagine an ancient curse holding the key to a much-coveted cure! When Tutankhamun’s tomb was cracked open in 1922, the world was mesmerized and somewhat terrified. Tales of the “Pharaoh’s Curse” ...