Accidental Fungus Leads to Promising Cancer Drug

Reuters ^ | June 29, 2008 | Maggie Fox

[anymouse]

A drug developed using nanotechnology and a fungus that contaminated a lab experiment may be broadly effective against a range of cancers, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

The drug, called lodamin, was improved in one of the last experiments overseen by Dr. Judah Folkman, a cancer researcher who died in January. Folkman pioneered the idea of angiogenesis therapy -- starving tumors by preventing them from growing blood supplies.

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"I had never expected such a strong effect on these aggressive tumor models," she said. The researchers believe lodamin may also be useful in other diseases marked by abnormal blood vessel growth, such as age-related macular degeneration.

[anymouse]

And they didn't even have to kill any babies to make this cancer cure. Ain't real science grand? :)

[utherdoul]

What is with accidental fungas and curing disease? Didn’t they do the same damned thing for pennicillan?

[null and void]

Fleming. Penicillin.

Some things never change.

[Libertarianize the GOP]

Kind of like the accidental discovery of Penicillin.

[HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity]

Left the cheese in the fridge too long again probably.

[null and void]

If I hadn’t stopped to check how many m’s in Flemmmmmmming, I woulda beat you...

[varina davis]

and willow bark for aspirin

[Radl]

One thing is for sure... if a mouse gets cancer he sure has a lot of drugs out there to cure him.

[anymouse]

Or didn’t wear flip flops in the gym shower. lol

[diamond6]

bttt