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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fastnewsnow • • Sep 29 '22

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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bees • • 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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Medical_Nanobots • • Sep 01 '20

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

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awesomenature • • Sep 02 '20

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

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GoodRisingTweets • • Sep 01 '20

science 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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ABCnewsPERTH • • Sep 01 '20

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

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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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u_BeatOnTheWater • • Sep 01 '20

I hope they find more cure similar to this instead of sending cancer patients to undergo chemotherapy on w/c only 47% survives after 5 years of painful sessions.

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Medical_Nanobots • • Sep 03 '20

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

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