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kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

CRISPR used to 'reprogram' cancer cells into healthy muscle in the lab

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CRISPR used to 'reprogram' cancer cells into healthy muscle in the lab

www.livescience.com

kinther@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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In a new study, stopping skeletal-muscle cancer cells from making a specific protein forced them to turn into healthy muscle cells.
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    I look forward to Christians saying this is blasphemous and it subsequently being made illegal. As is tradition.

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      Christian here and I think this is awesome! Some of us are ignorant, closed-minded dipshits and I am truly sorry. Truth be told, this Jesus guy was pretty great, but most of his fan club is fucking nuts.

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    Were they muscle cells before they were cancer cells?

    Because that seems like a problem if they weren’t.

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    This is the way

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    That sounds pretty useful, why did it stop?

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      That’s the neat part, it doesn’t.

      Which is the problem when it reaches other healthy cells. That’d be the next stage of research.

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        So it’s like cancerous muscle? That’s like asking to be written into a comic book.

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    It’s like genetic Judo.

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    Could CRISPER be used to create a crispier French fry?

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    Could CRISPER be used to create a crispier French fry?

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      Potentially. You could engineer potatoes to produce more of certain starches and less moisture, so it would fry up crispier than normal.

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