It is a multifunctional chemical, owning strong capabilities to inhibit mitogenic activity induced by epidermal growth factor (Osada et al., 1991), to suppress hormone-dependent tumors like ovarian cancer and prostate (Takahashi et al., 1997), to alleviate osteoporosis by inducing apoptosis specifically in osteoclasts (Woo et al., 2006), and to inhibit proliferation of Candida species (Takahashi et al., 1992b; Fremlin et al., 2011). The gene discussed is EGF; the disease is osteoporosis.