Health Scan: Chance discovery can stop cancer in its tracks

[Behind the Aegis]

Sometimes, research in one field can lead to discoveries in an entirely different one. An example is work carried out at The Hebrew University's Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality new drug treatment for halting the growth and spread of cancer cells.

The approach has been shown to inhibit malignant cells without affecting normal ones, and without the severe side effects of traditional treatments. researchers isolated the malignant tumor from its nutritional and oxygen supplies, thereby halting its growth and stopping metastases from spreading to other parts of the body.

The team - headed by Prof. Oded Shoseyov and including Dr. Levava Roiz, Dr. Patricia Smirnoff and Dr. Betty Schwartz - published their discoveries in the American Cancer Society's journal Cancer.

The HU researchers' approach is based on the actions of actibind, a protein produced by the black mold Aspergillus niger, a well-known microorganism used in biotech and food technology. In plants, actibind binds actin, a major component of the intracellular structure in plants, interfering with the plants' pollen tubes and halting cell growth.

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[whistle]

1. That is good news, black mold is cheap to make, so will these

....treatments therefore be available to everyone?

[Behind the Aegis]

2. treatments available to everyone?

That I do not know. Since it is still in its primary stages, it may be awhile before human tests take place. I would hope a "cure" would be accessible to all people in need.

[elehhhhna]

3. hell we have some in the shower right now.

[Behind the Aegis]

6. Maybe it will be the new "black gold!"

:)

[Greyhound]

5. Hahahahahahaha! That's so funny!

As if they would ever allow a cure to surface! :rofl:

Do you realize how much profit there is in perpetual treatment? A cure? Have you lost your mind? We let that imbecile Saulk fuck it up once, we damn sure ain't gonna let it happen again.

[oberliner]

4. pretty cool discoveries! nt