Anti-cancer chicken eggs produced
By suedarr
@suedarr (2382)
Canada
January 14, 2007 6:39pm CST
UK scientists have developed genetically modified chickens capable of laying eggs containing proteins needed to make cancer-fighting drugs.
Full article here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6261427.stm
I'm not sure how I feel about genetically modifying chickens, but I'm always checking out news items on cancer brakthroughs, new therapies etc.
Do you think we will see a cure for most cancers in our lifetime?
3 responses
@rainbow (6761)
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15 Jan 07
I suppose it id doesn't harm the poor chicken, they don't have a nice lifeas it is and if it makes the medicine more easily available then everyone will soon forget that thay are messing with nature. I'm sure I'd want the medicine ifI were ill ans wouldn't ask how it was made, but it does make me sqirm a bit. I was glad to see they haven't allowed the anti-coagulants to be put in goats yet, that sounds dangerous but it's probably a matter of time.
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
15 Jan 07
That sounds interesting. I am getting some newsletters and they have also information about different help how to prevent cancer. I have also heard about a vaccine against cancer but I have no idea if it is tested and available yet.
One interestin thing: The scientist who developed the treatment for cancer in the 1950s was Arthur Furst, who also started a new form of science, toxicology.
Together with others he has during many years developed food supplements to prevent our cells to get sick and protects them from free radicals that can start the cancer process in the body.
Arthur Furst lived till over 90 and was still working at that age. I have had the privilege to meet three of the scientist group he belonged to when they visited TorneƄ in Finland. This group is called Scientific Advisory Board and uses a company: www.gnld.com to reach out to people who want to prevent cancer and other degenerative health problems. They have also used many years to learn how to increase our immunity which helps to prevent allergies.
I am using many of their food supplements and feel much better. I know many others who experience the same.