- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
- cross-posted to:
- technology@lemmit.online
Cancer therapy approved by FDA uses body’s own cells as a ‘living drug’::undefined
Cancer therapy approved by FDA uses body’s own cells as a ‘living drug’::undefined
Charging people for their own cells, too!
Pretty close to Michael Crichton’s book “Next”. Without the persons consent, they steal the cell line of someone who’s cells naturally fight off cancer, create a cancer fighting drug, and then patent it, so the company legally owns that persons cells, and has a legal right to them with or without the person’s consent.
Henrietta Lacks has entered the chat . . .
Huh, TIL.