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Meet the Supermouse bred by Scientists that CAN'T get cancer

dailymail.co.uk — Mice resistant to cancer have been created in a breakthrough that could lead to a human treatment free of side-effects.

Who dugg this? Made popular Nov 28, 2007

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  • iamnos, on 11/28/2007, -3/+71Forget the supermice, I want to know about the scientists that can't get cancer.
  • solesoul, on 11/28/2007, -17/+81I, for one, welcome our new cancerless-mouse overlords...
  • dotlizard, on 11/28/2007, -1/+51same thing we do every night pinky. try to take over the world.
  • freudianslipper, on 11/28/2007, -2/+47Cancer Immune Scientists created a Supermouse!?
  • KingGorilla, on 11/28/2007, -0/+21NARF
  • krabat, on 11/28/2007, -1/+21I read some comments about this story the other day where some guy went on and on about how the UK was so far ahead and that the UK would get the therapy faster than the United States and that the UK was so awesome. He didn't realize that UK in the article stood for University of Kentucky at the time, it seems.
  • flipmeat, on 11/28/2007, -3/+19Fark nailed this one: "Scientists want to study the mouse, but it's kicking the sh*t out of them and breaking all the lab equipment."
  • tybris, on 11/28/2007, -0/+15"Scientists hope it can one day be adapted for use in humans - saving them the pain, nausea and hair loss usually associated with cancer treatments."
    Not to mention death.
  • Manhigh, on 11/28/2007, -2/+14"Crucially, the animals did not suffer any visible side-effects, the U.S. scientists said."

    Yeah but what if the side effects include development of beady eyes and the inability to speak?
  • blindmelon1, on 11/28/2007, -1/+12You wish cancer upon them...
  • johnnynack, on 11/28/2007, -1/+9does anyone have a link to the original research article?
  • GeneralFailure0, on 11/28/2007, -0/+7I would imagine studying those mice which have been engineered to develop specific cancers is what allowed scientists to make the observations necessary to understand how to create mice who are immune to cancer.
  • terminal157, on 11/28/2007, -0/+7First of all, it's "bred", mister smart alec. Second of all, "Mouse that can't get cancer bread by scientists," so the mouse can't get a type of cancer that was bred by scientists?
  • OhROFL, on 11/28/2007, -1/+8It's a classic comment from the good ol' Simpsons. "I for one welcome our new insect overlords." I believe many people actually know this.
  • slashbot, on 11/28/2007, -1/+7Expose it to known carcinogens.

    Breed genes predisposing them to developing certain types of cancers.
  • kweee, on 11/28/2007, -1/+7"Hey, I'm the mouse that can't get cancer! Yay me!"

    "Hey, I'm a hungry cat."
  • trump48257, on 11/28/2007, -0/+6You can also just implant a group of tumor cells into a strain of mouse that has been bred to be immune deficient--they won't recognize the tumor cells as non-self.
  • lohphat, on 11/28/2007, -0/+6You mean become President?
  • GfunkGbuss, on 11/28/2007, -1/+6Thank you Captain Obvious!
  • moocow1452, on 11/28/2007, -2/+7Someone call NIMH, and tell them we have their mice.
  • bahamutxd, on 11/28/2007, -1/+6not sure if I'd want them shooting asbestos into my lungs or making me tan for a few hours a day.
  • lewhich, on 11/28/2007, -3/+8It will be nice if the pharmaceutical warlords allow a cure ... they always prefer a treatment ... this is America, we don't want to cure anything, we want to keep charging you for prescription drugs for the rest of your life.
  • theOster, on 11/28/2007, -0/+5not many, just everyone on slashdot. and digg. and pretty much any other nerdy site. and nerds in general. and much of the non-nerd population.
  • StrikerObi, on 11/28/2007, -0/+5I agree. Hurray for bad grammar!
  • GfunkGbuss, on 11/28/2007, -0/+4I don't care whether it's true or not, this made me laugh uncontrollably at work while my boss was on speakerphone...


    Dugg.
  • dillyhoo, on 11/28/2007, -2/+6I'll bet you a crate of Diet Coke they're wrong.
  • celeb, on 11/28/2007, -0/+4Kevin should hire you and give you the title of the "Dupe Detector" or "Deputy Dupe"

    Kudos for not posting a story you submitted previously though:)
  • thermus, on 11/28/2007, -0/+3Unfortunately, unless you have a subscription, access is limited to the abstract:
    http://cancerres.aacrjournals.org/cgi/content/abst ...

  • OhROFL, on 11/28/2007, -0/+3Ahh, the importance of syntax in the English language...
  • INTERNETMASTER, on 11/28/2007, -1/+4so wait, the scientists CAN'T get cancer and they bred a supermouse?
  • Asdfglpwglion, on 11/28/2007, -0/+3How do we know you're human? You could be a dog. http://cartoonbank.com/assets/1/22230_m.gif
  • scoutxxor, on 11/28/2007, -1/+4yeah, but that's a mean thing to do
  • dotlizard, on 11/28/2007, -0/+2was going to mention simpsons then saw other comments below. but yeah, "and people who watch the Simpsons".
  • fnaqzna, on 11/28/2007, -1/+3Put it in a microwave oven.
  • N00F, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2Dugg for sticking it to the Boss by surfing DIGG while you should be working.
  • inactive, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2 So true...
    of course the treatment would be so expensive 95% of the population could not afford it anyway...So it's really a perk for the wealthy...
  • inactive, on 12/02/2007, -0/+2If you believe in natural selection, then you also believe that humans can adapt using logic to survive... Right?
  • dotlizard, on 11/28/2007, -1/+3awwww, he's cute!
  • zmjone2992, on 11/28/2007, -0/+2what does taco bell have to do with cancer?
  • GrantTheGr8, on 11/28/2007, -0/+2Basically, yeah. That's how cancer works.
  • binarypower, on 11/28/2007, -0/+2Ohh mommy, I want the melanoma mouse!
  • ashmon, on 11/28/2007, -0/+2Totally worth it.
  • PaperJesus, on 11/28/2007, -1/+3So is this mouse looking for the question to life the universe and everything?
  • TheWindBlows, on 11/30/2007, -0/+1I know the side-effect put supermouse next to some kryptonite and watch him get every possible cancer.
  • grungemusic3001, on 12/02/2007, -0/+1I was singing the theme song. in case you forgot http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJPFSNu_QNs
  • Goombellaofgoom, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1And I thought caps lock was cruise control for shouting... silly me.
  • inactive, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1 It's not a mouse...Can't people tell a mouse from a rat?
  • inactive, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1 You are CORRECT! I also own pet rats...And that is a honest to giblets ratty-o!
    http://animal-world.com/encyclo/critters/mouse/mou ...
    http://www.petrats.org.uk/images/humans/edgar4.jpg
  • GfunkGbuss, on 11/28/2007, -0/+1Nickel-metal Hydride?
  • Goombellaofgoom, on 11/29/2007, -0/+1I'll raise you a box of Mentos, and you've got yourself a deal.
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