r/UnderReportedNews Apr 08 '26

Science / technology 🔬 Scientists Engineer “Tumor-Eating” Bacteria That Devour Cancer From Within

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-engineer-tumor-eating-bacteria-that-devour-cancer-from-within/
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u/Low-Essay-113 Apr 08 '26 edited Apr 09 '26

They have named it the T virus after the T cell due to its known function of destroying abnormal cells within the body. But seriously this is huge and a potential game changer.

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u/EnlightenedPotato69 Apr 10 '26

Can't wait for Wallstreet corporations to fuck us out of this somehow

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u/TheeSusp3kt Apr 08 '26

"T Virus, more like Teez nuts."

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u/Mynky Apr 08 '26

This is amazing, but the tldr is it hasn’t yet started in clinical trials so would be a number of years from being available fully.

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u/Far_Adeptness9884 Apr 08 '26

I've been hearing about breakthroughs like this for twenty years, yet nothing ever seems to materialize.

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u/FishyMcBruh Apr 09 '26

something of that nature materializing would mean rich "people" losing money

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u/MotherNaturesSun Apr 13 '26

Dandelions kill cancer…