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" Scientists have created a cancer-resistant mouse that they believe could help to find ways to fight the disease in humans. Researchers at the University of Kentucky say the mouse is even resistant to highly-aggressive types of cancer. The creature was developed following the discovery of a tumour-suppressor gene called &amp;#039;Par-4&amp;#039; in the prostate. This gene kills cancer cells but not normal cells, which the researchers say gives it a potentially therapeutic application. They placed it into the egg of a mouse and this was then planted into a surrogate mother, which produced offspring with the gene. Each of the mice grew normally, had no defects and lived a few months longer than normal mice, indicating that they have no toxic side effects. The researchers say that implications for humans could be that through bone marrow transplantation, the Par-4 molecule could potentially be used to fight cancer cells in patients without the toxic side effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy. &amp;#039;We are thinking of this in a holistic approach that not only would get rid of the tumour, but also not harm the organism as a whole,&amp;#039; said researcher Vivek Rangnekar.  &amp;#039;Before this animal study, we published a lot of work indicating that in cell culture, there&amp;#039;s no killing of normal cells. This is the proof that it doesn&amp;#039;t kill normal cells because the mouse is alive and healthy.&amp;#039; Commenting on the study, Josephine Querido, Cancer Research UK&amp;#039;s senior science information officer, said: &amp;#039;Although at an early stage, research like this allows us to understand more about the faulty genes involved in cancer and throws open new avenues to explore for cancer treatment. &amp;#039;It&amp;#039;s important to remember that this work has only been done using genetically engineered mice, and more research is needed before we&amp;#039;ll know if it can be translated to humans.&amp;#039; \u00A9 Adfero Ltd "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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