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Gene Therapy Ages Human Cancer Cells in Lab

Posted by samzenpus on from the my-tumor-feels-10-years-older dept.

mattr writes "Korean scientists are the first in the world to selectively age off and kill human cancer cells, by injecting a gene that suppresses telomerase, a cancer-specific enzyme that normally makes cancer cells immortal by protecting the telomere tips of their chromosomes. The telomere length modulation mechanism was found by two scientists from Yonsei University and colleagues at U. Central Florida, and is reported in the April 1 issue of Genes and Development magazine."

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  1. Do not mod this up. by Fecal+Troll+Matter · · Score: -1, Troll

    It is simply not funny. I am not amused. That is all.

  2. is anyone worried by sfcat · · Score: 0, Troll

    that this was reported on April Fools Day.

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  3. Using data from April 1st publication? by who+got+my+name · · Score: -1, Troll

    Those people got to be fools...

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  4. Re:who gets credit by msgregory@earthlink. · · Score: 0, Troll

    You'd have to be truly pathetic to be taken out by a four digit number.

  5. Re:who gets credit by Floaty_Spice · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't be shamed. This blowhard probably purchased his 4digit ID on ebay. Looking back over his previous posts he is a troll who is continually rewarded for his ignorance by noob mods who are also star-struck with his 4 digit id. The point is, this guy made a stupid point when he tried to dismiss you and you've accepted it, just because he has lowid. Show some character, this guys is an imbecile deserving only of your scorn.

  6. But America leads the world in science by Cryofan · · Score: 0, Troll

    sure we did, five decades ago. And now our "free trade, open markets" vultures have bled us so much that little countries like Korea are kicking our ass....

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  7. Let's put it in perspective by Moraelin · · Score: -1, Troll

    If you have cancer, you'll most likely be dead in less than 3 years.

    So start counting from the start of pregnancy, and allowing for a few months to actually get your wife pregnant. It means you'll be dead at the latest when your kid is 2 years old. Probably a lot sooner than that.

    So you're basically telling me that you actually _want_ to bring an orphan into this world? And that you actually _want_ to leave your spouse with the additional grief of being a single parent?

    Geeze, dude, that's just fucking sick. I wish I could even say "no offense", but in fact please do take offense if you're actually considering such a plan in all seriousness.

    Being a parent is not just about shooting your (fertile) sperm into someone and letting them and the child deal with it.

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