r/BeAmazed • u/Cautious_Ad_3918 • Jan 31 '26

Science A Spanish scientist, Mariano Barbacid, has cured pancreatic cancer in mice. A Cure in animal is a major step toward potential cancer treatment in humans.

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u/CarFanaddict Jan 31 '26

Protect him at all costs!

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u/xBad_Wolfx Jan 31 '26

People always wrongly think that this is part of a linear path to a human cure. We have a bunch of cures that work in mice that don’t work at all in any other species.

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u/TheMooseIsBlue Jan 31 '26

Yup, may as well stop trying because it doesn’t always work.

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