cross-posted from: https://ibbit.at/post/213628
Eye drops made from pig semen deliver cancer treatment to mice
Nature, Published online: 27 March 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-00982-2
Minuscule particles with the ability to cross hard-to-penetrate barriers can be loaded with drug treatments to target intractable diseases.
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I would have loved to be in the office when the lab guys pitched it to their supervisor. “Hey, boss. You know what we’d like to try…”
“Jerking off a pig into a control group’s eyes to see what happens? I like the way you think, Stevens!”
“Uhh … yeah, boss. That was it exactly. Good call”.
Maybe it was one of those accidental discoveries.
It’s hard to picture an accident where pig semen was put in mice eyes.
I imagine it was a series of discoveries that led to one… Very weird conclusion.