This is a great day for mice everywhere. Aliens would surely wonder why we dedicate so much of our time and treasure to curing the ills of mice.
Sorry, couldn’t help myself. This is a great discovery. Cancer takes too many young lives.
The problem is, the last time a common genetic ancestor we share with mice was alive, dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Like a lot of promising starts (Interferon comes to mind) it remains to be seen where this goes...
Cancer nearly wiped out my family. We started as Mom, Dad and four kids. As of today we have three deaths, two "survivors" and my sister who never contracted the disease. I've always wondered if my folks found her on the front porch in a wicker basket...
Regards,
GtG
PS My cancer was diagnosed at age 53, the same age my dad achieved before he succumbed to cancer, that is guaranteed to rock your world