... a creative new CRISPR-based approach can selectively destroy cells carrying a mutation in a tumor suppressor found in nearly half of all cancers and up to 70–90% of cases of some of the most difficult-to-treat cancers, including ovarian, pancreatic, and non-small cell lung cancer.

That sounds pretty amazing. I hope it pans out in real life practice and can become available to patients.

[–] Waterpumpee@lemmus.org 4 points 1 hour ago

just like with this teeth regrow headlines this will either take longer than we live to be available or disappear entirely. Wish we could volunteer more easily to new advanced medicine. A fellow who was late stage cancer was finally allowed to join such a programm but you are either given the real medicament or a fake one. Given how fast his health declined, i guess he was in the control group without effective medication. Just think about how many people avoid colon checks because docs still insist using their hands like its the year 1600. There are small robot pills which can do the same and these are cheap. but no one offers this procedure.

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 1 points 2 hours ago

I hope so too. But knowing our timeline, we will end up with zombies instead.

[–] Maroon@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Any molecular biologists here?

To someone with half-baked knowledge on CRISPR, how are they actually getting the CA's enzyme and plasmid into the human cancer cell?

[–] CannonFodder@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

[–] Grandwolf319@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 hours ago

Well that was a good headline given that it started with CRISPR