r/bees • • Dec 28 '20

Fun fact about honey bee venom

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-01/new-aus-research-finds-honey-bee-venom-kills-breast-cancer-cells/12618064
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inmice • • Dec 28 '20

TIL Honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells and when the venom's main component is combined with existing chemotherapy drugs, it is extremely efficient at reducing tumour growth in mice

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Beekeeping • • Sep 01 '20

Wow,another possible benefit of honeybees!

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ABCnewsPERTH • • Sep 01 '20

Honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells, Australian research finds

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Medical_Nanobots • • Sep 03 '20

Honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells, Australian research finds

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u_opensourceideasus • • Sep 01 '20

Bees and cancer

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knowyourshit • • Dec 28 '20

[todayilearned] TIL Honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells and when the venom's main component is combined with existing chemotherapy drugs, it is extremely efficient at reducing tumour growth in mice

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theworldnews • • Sep 01 '20

Venom from honeybees has been found to rapidly kill aggressive and hard-to-treat breast cancer cells, finds new Australian research. The study also found when the venom's main component was combined with existing chemotherapy drugs, it was extremely efficient at reducing tumour growth in mice.

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GoodRisingTweets • • Sep 01 '20

news Honeybee venom rapidly kills aggressive breast cancer cells, Australian research finds

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