Kangaroo Bacteria: Source of Potential Lung Cancer Treatment
August 15, 2007 by Gloria Gamat
Filed under Diseases & Conditions
A University of Queensland scientist – Dr. Ming Wei – has been awarded by the Australian State Government with a $750,000 fellowship to develop a lung cancer treatment from a bacterium found in eastern grey kangaroos.
The said research work involves spores of bacteria from grey kangaroos that target cancer cells.
According to Dr. Wei:
“By injecting the spores into the blood, the spores can get into the centre of the tumour and that would work as a live active and tumour seeking agent that destroys tumours from the inside.”
Source: ABC Australia
As a vegetarian/aspiring vegan, I wonder if this falls into the category of “animal cruelty” and should I be upset? On the other hand, a treatment for lung cancer…how wonderful that would be.
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Roos are a pest in huge numbers with 1000s culled every year as a necessary means to save other Australian anmimals and plants from extinction in Australia.
At least we can now put all those carcasses to good use.