A bacterium from the intestines of Japanese tree frogs has "exhibited remarkably potent" tumor-killing abilities when administered intravenously, outperforming current standard therapies and paving the way for an entirely new approach to treating cancer.

TL;DR - Ewingella americana is a git microbe which when injected in mouse veins preferentially accumulates around oxygen starved environment, that is a rapidly divided tumor. it also brings immune response around tumor, so your immune system learns to fight it. Still in Mouse phase. but toxicologically safe so could be done in human soon. almost no major side effects (just inflamation)

    • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish
      92·
      3 days ago

      let’s be honest, if we create an immortality serum and give it to a mouse, that mouse won’t be immortal, it’ll be dissected after a few years to check the insides.

        • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          2 days ago

          I assumed medical kind of immortality, not magic. obviously that mouse is dead for the autopsy, I am not assuming the mouse will remain alive while they are being chopped up, and will outlive the heat death of the universe

          • ngdev@lemmy.zipEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            sure but a biologically immortal mouse being dead for an autopsy doesnt make it not immortal

                  • ngdev@lemmy.zipEnglish
                    1·
                    2 days ago

                    so then its a modifier, but simply being immortal is not the worst form of torture imaginable. being kept alive while your skin is peeled off and then grafted back on and peeled off for example would be undoubtedly worse torture than simply being immortal. gg moving the goal posts tho

      • thevoidzero@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        Some lab animals escape, notable ones are octopi. They are also known to kill their handler (abusive ones, anecdotally)