kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoCRISPR used to 'reprogram' cancer cells into healthy muscle in the labwww.livescience.comexternal-linkmessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up1558arrow-down17cross-posted to: science@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansmedicine@mander.xyztechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foo
arrow-up1551arrow-down1external-linkCRISPR used to 'reprogram' cancer cells into healthy muscle in the labwww.livescience.comkinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square40fedilinkcross-posted to: science@lemmy.mlhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansmedicine@mander.xyztechnews@radiation.partyhackernews@derp.foo
minus-squareDarienGS@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 months agoThat sounds pretty useful, why did it stop?
minus-squareSkyrmir@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 months agoThat’s the neat part, it doesn’t. Which is the problem when it reaches other healthy cells. That’d be the next stage of research.
minus-squareComradeKhoumrag@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 months ago“Good news, we turned your cancer AND skeletal system all into muscle!”
minus-squareCorkyskog@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoSo it’s like cancerous muscle? That’s like asking to be written into a comic book.
minus-squarethere1snospoon@ttrpg.networklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoMmm kinda was, the Cancerverse of the marvel universe sorta fits.
That sounds pretty useful, why did it stop?
That’s the neat part, it doesn’t.
Which is the problem when it reaches other healthy cells. That’d be the next stage of research.
“Good news, we turned your cancer AND skeletal system all into muscle!”
So it’s like cancerous muscle? That’s like asking to be written into a comic book.
Mmm kinda was, the Cancerverse of the marvel universe sorta fits.