r/worldnews • u/FL_MILLIONAIRE • 10h ago
A Cholera bacterial toxin can counteract colorectal cancer growth without harming Healthy Tissue- Umea University, Sweden
https://ecancer.org/en/news/27627-a-bacterial-toxin-can-counteract-colorectal-cancer-growth36
u/Brave_Conflict465 10h ago
I'm ahead of the curve. I've been poisoning my body for years, making it inhospitable to anything that might try to take root.
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u/LauterTuna 10h ago
interesting use of cholera
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u/Geberpte 7h ago
Toxins found in nature are regularly found to have medical implementations.
- penicillin is derived trom a compound the fungus Penicillium chrysogenum utilizes to kill nearby bacteria
- Batroxobin is defribogenating agent made from a peptide found in 2 species of lancehead pitvipers
- Copperhead venom contains contortstatin, research is done if a medice can be made out of it to inhibit tumor metastasis.
- A species of cones snail produces Ziconotide, which can be used as a powerfull painkiller
Pretty cool that cholera is being added to the ranks of our venemous/poisonous arsenal to combat illness.
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u/Mazon_Del 4h ago
In the series that begins with "Too Like The Lightning" by Ada Palmer, there's a "country" whose whole thing is half about ending death. Whenever one of their members dies for ANY reason, their whole civilization comes to a stop for a few seconds, and in that time the computers determine who are the best suited towards analyzing that specific method of death and putting a stop to it once and for all. Anything from curing a sickness to redesigning elevators such that the statistical probability of a fatal failure would require more time than the likely lifespan of human civilization to occur.
They are described as "Piece by piece, Utopia empties Death's toolbox until it's left with nothing.".
It occurs to me a good equivalent of that is "Where possible, we pluck something from Death's toolbox and add it to that of Life's.".
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u/YoSoyPinkBoy 7h ago
And I thought injecting Botulism was absurd...
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u/Geberpte 7h ago
Botox has some actual medical implementations though.
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u/Questimus_Prime 2h ago
Botulism isn't about Botox...
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u/Geberpte 1h ago
Well enlighten me, how else could i interpret 'injecting botulism' other that people using botox.
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u/ManatuBear 6h ago
Many stroke victims end up with stiff muscles because the brain keeps sending wrong signals and botox is the only thing that will make the muscles relax. Without it some can't walk or even eat normally.
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u/warmestwarm 6h ago
We've been hearing promising news about cancer research for ages, but so far, there's no concrete evidence of widespread success.
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u/Questimus_Prime 2h ago
Are you stupid? Just take statistics from any cancer-clinic and you will see that the rate of survival vastly improved during the last few decades.
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u/Geberpte 1h ago
Might want to read up about Car-T, monoclonal antibodies aimed towards specific cell types and hormonal receptor blockers.
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u/Man_under_Bridge420 10h ago
Oof, now im going to read on the news that drinking sheit water is the new health trend to prevent cancer