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vineyardmike t1_ixi36j0 wrote

This may be the beginning of really targeted chemo that came focus on the cancer and not cause damage to the rest of the body

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Adorable-Ad-3223 t1_ixi45bi wrote

This article fails to deliver much useful information. I want to know when human trials will begin, how many are in the trial, what is the mechanism by which they help? Do they destroy cells, if so, how? It reads more like a wishlist than a description of an actual item which must have gone through at least animal trials to get to the point of human trials.

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IAmRobertoSanchez t1_ixihl42 wrote

Conspiracy Theorists are going to have a field day with this headline. It's a shame because anything we can do to fight cancer should be something we all want.

Apologies for the negative take to such positive news. A lot of my family are into these theories, so this is the first place my mind goes.

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terrytapeworm t1_ixiklyu wrote

Replying to IAmRobertoSanchez (#635,695)

I feel you. Whenever something good happens that my family/nutjobs in general would get mad about, I just think "Oh great, now they're gonna latch onto this, too." It almost makes me dread progress just because I don't want to have to hear about it from them.

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rocharox t1_ixikvok wrote

Anything that can help against cancer is welcome. Cancer fucking sucks

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smurfettekcmo t1_ixio0f4 wrote

Everyone prepare to move underground in giant silo communities.

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TonguePop86 t1_ixiqjzm wrote

We are Borg. Resistance is futile. Lol. Almost there.

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Satansflamingfarts t1_ixiqty2 wrote

It's good idea until they get bored then decide to leave and explore a macro universe inside a laundry basket.

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StoryLineOne t1_ixiwz1n wrote

Replying to terrytapeworm (#636,006)

At the end of the day, reality remains reality, no matter what any of us thinks. If the reality and fact is that this is a good thing, it remains a good thing no matter what anyone thinks (thankfully).

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CBreezer t1_ixj2hul wrote

"Oh wow! Congratulations on beating your cancer! How did you do it?

"Nano-machines, son!"

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asmallman t1_ixj2o50 wrote

This is my nightmare. Like actual fucking nightmare.

Grey Goo Ending here we come.

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360walkaway t1_ixj3s8u wrote

How long until it is weaponized

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Existential_Stick t1_ixj5giz wrote

Imagine getting those nanobots, but you need to watch an ad before it cures your cancer

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1live4downvotes t1_ixjb9op wrote

I'm confused by this author... is it normal to have this on your website?

>I prefer pitches via email around midday (between 11am and 2pm). I sometimes respond if I'm not going to cover the story you pitch me. If emailing, my ideal email length is 2–3 sentences and limited follow-up emails are ok. I occasionally check newswires for new story ideas.

it kind of sounds like he writes fluff pieces for people on demand. Though I am 100% in the ready to be proven wrong about this and told how it this is a perfectly normal freelance thing to do. I will update this post accordingly.

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weierstrab2pi t1_ixjfdfb wrote

Ffs now Will Smith's gonna have to kill his dog.

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_BlueFire_ t1_ixji0sy wrote

Fuck, yeah! Science!

I'm also very excited as after my degree and PhD I'd likely be designing the nanocarriers for such cures!

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_BlueFire_ t1_ixjifl6 wrote

Replying to GoldenRamoth (#638,249)

Yeah, basically during the last 10ish years we've managed to better understand, study and make both specific antibodies and delivery means. Kay principles of this field and both pretty much unknown before 2000's

Edit.

Of course we knew about antibodies, but there have been terrific advancement in molecular biology and everything related to it, so now they can be designed and closely studied

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mtechgroup t1_ixjmx2m wrote

What happened with CRISPR? I thought that was going to be cancers nuclear fusion.

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wandering-monster t1_ixjnj3d wrote

Replying to solidshakego (#637,229)

That's generally going to be the case for anything entering human trials. You don't put brand new tech into people.

Eg. The mRNA tech used for the COVID vaccine was first discovered in like the 80s and got into serious development in the early 2000s as a cancer treatment.

It just happened to be ready to go, a good fit for the problem, and extremely successful in its early human trials for cancer. So we kinda quickly adopted it into a viral vaccine instead of a cancer vaccine.

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Overlord_Kualsi t1_ixjusrk wrote

Fun fact: this was sort of the original inspiration for Bionicle, as the writer imagined tiny robots entering his body to fight his cancer during treatment

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Howie773 t1_ixjwmmd wrote

Took my math students to a symposium on jobs for future math majors 20 years ago and the main speaker talked about these being the cure all or a major cure for mankind in the future. This was a time when most classrooms didn’t have computers yet the Internet wasn’t a big thing and my students were like in awe . They did not believe him but he said we are working on them now and they will be here in the future kind of crazy to see it happen

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Random_182f2565 t1_ixkj1ub wrote

Standing here.

I realize.

You are just like me.

Trying to make history.

But who's to judge.

The right from wrong 🎵

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alwaysbevigilant t1_ixldhzn wrote

We are the Borg. Lower your shields and prepare to be assimilated into the collective. Resistance is futile.

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C4Dave t1_ixllso7 wrote

Kinda like the movie Fantastic Voyage.

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PatMenotaur t1_ixllwl3 wrote

This is cool and stuff, but I've read a few vampire novels that start this way.

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kitty_honey t1_ixltx83 wrote

Replying to DomDomW (#646,682)

It will happed, but not like this. I do not expect one super-cure, it is more like thousands smaller battles in one big war against cancer. We have already beaten few types of cancer, survival rates going to 95%+ or even higher, but it is slow hard fight.

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IamTheJohn t1_ixlu1kn wrote

Do you want Borg? 'Cause this is how you get Borg!! ;-)

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