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Engineered Hens Lay Cancer-Fighting Eggs

Posted by kdawson on from the egg-a-day-keeps-the-tumors-away dept.

celardore writes "Hens that lay eggs containing cancer-fighting proteins have been developed in Scotland. While not themselves cancer-antagonistic, the proteins can be used to create drugs that have cancer-fighting potential. The hens are, in effect, factories for cancer drugs. It is still unknown whether the resulting drugs would work in practice, and clinical trials are 5 years off. This research was conducted by the Roslin Institute, the ones responsible responsible for Dolly the sheep, the world's first cloned mammal."

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  1. the question remains by macadamia_harold · · Score: 5, Funny

    The hens are, in effect, factories for cancer drugs. It is still unknown whether the resulting drugs would work in practice, and clinical trials are 5 years off.

    Clinical trials are 5 years off? What are they, chicken?

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  2. Okay, no serious posts yet, so I'll bite by alshithead · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This has the potential to be a great advance in medicine and science related to cancer. Those of you who are trying for funny or sarcastic posts...would you rather have an option other than dying if you were diagnosed with cancer? I know that some folks out there won't be happy due to manipulation of "God's creatures" but if my wife, parents, or me was diagnosed with cancer, I would want as many options available as possible. This really is a potentially huge step in fighting cancers. It is especially important when you consider how few options there are in fighting most types of cancer. Chemotherapy is a long shot most times and makes you sick as hell before you MIGHT get better. Surgery has many shortfalls besides being invasive. This could be a huge step in making cancer a problem with much better odds of beating.

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  3. This guy goes to a psychiatrist by iminplaya · · Score: 4, Funny

    and says, "Doc, uh, my brother's crazy; he thinks he's a chicken." And, uh, the doctor says, "Well, why don't you turn him in?" The guy says, "I would, but I need the eggs."

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  4. Who came first? by ubuwalker31 · · Score: 4, Funny

    A chicken and an egg were lying in bed, the chicken sitting back, leaning against the headboard with a big grin on his face.

    The egg, looking quite angry and disappointed, rolled out of bed and said, "well I guess we answered that question!".