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Scientist Turned Chef Ditches Lab to Experiment with Food

Elizabeth Lee

   HOUSTON - Yunan Yang never intended to open a restaurant when she first
   arrived in the United States from China 10 years ago. Her plan was to
   study cancer. As a post-doctorate cancer researcher, she spent six
   years in Madison, Wisconsin, and worked to publish her findings in
   scientific journals.

   She used radiation and chemicals in her research, which took a toll on
   her body. She said her job affected her platelet count, which made her
   bleed easily.

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