Growing cancer in chicken eggs
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- Опубликовано: 18 ноя 2024
- It's predicted from Cancer Research UK's data that 1 in 2 of us will develop cancer in our lifetime.
In this short documentary, and in collaboration with King's College London, Understanding Animal Research explores one of the alternative models being developed in cancer research.
Professor Tim Witney explains how his team is trying to reduce the number of mice used in science and medical research when imaging cancer, by using chicken eggs.
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For the size of this channel these videos are amazing! Awesome stuff!
So many criticism in the comments. This video is a good example of how science works. You need to have experiments of all kinds of stuff. It's very easy (cheap and repeatable) to test and try weird stuff in chicken eggs, it is one of the layers of finding new treatments: the discovery of something new. I suppose if they found something remarkable in the eggs, this could point out new things to other researchers.
There is nothing you can eat anymore these day's.
So tell me does this research use cells capable of feeling??
Probably not do you think the people who run this planet really give a shit whether you get cancer or not people in charge of this world right now are evil and will never get a cure answer as long as they’re in power
Hi @EvoSporthorses, the research in this video involves chicken embryos. It has been shown that avian embryos gain the ability to experience pain at a certain point of development - embryonic day 14. Therefore, the research shown in this video is carried out before embryonic day 14 so the embryos do not feel pain. After embryonic day 14, the chicken embryos have additional protections and are counted under The Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 (ASPA) by the UK Home Office.
@understandinganimalresearch thank you for replying. I do not like animal testing as I'm sure any one else of sane mind would agree, but I appreciate you writing. Normally when a question is raised challenging animal testing it is met with hostility or cold blank silence! Pls could you clarify further, are there any NAMs tests can be used instead of chicken embryos? If not, why not? Thanks in advance.
@EvoSporthorses No problem at all, we agree that the conversation is usually quite hostile which does no one any favours! NAMs are specifically used for regulatory testing, namely ensuring that drugs and treatments are safe before market. There are many NAMs that can reduce or completely remove the need for animals in this type of testing, technologies such as the lung or liver on a chip, and certain computer models or non-animal based assays, but there are no NAMs that can recreate the complexity of an entire living animal.
The research featured in this video is aimed at replacing current studies that use mice with the chicken embryo instead. These studies take cancer cells from human patients and grow them in the mouse so that they can find the best imaging agent/treatment for the type of tumour, without exposing the human patient to multiple treatments like chemo or radiotherapy. This can be a major factor in whether a person receives the right treatment in time to save or prolong their life significantly. Unfortunately, this process requires complex vasculature and can't be done in a cell culture. That is why the researchers in this video are developing a new method in chicken eggs. This is the first step towards phasing out mice, and in time may lead to a method which requires no animals at all.
We have more info on these subjects available on our website:
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/news/cancer-avatars-the-future-for-personalised-medicine
www.understandinganimalresearch.org.uk/resources/factsheets/non-animal-methodologies
I still at my kitchen table researching new methods of curing my stage 1 tonsular cancer.
Unfortunately, I didn’t find it in this video. Although, I did find out that valuable laboratory resources are tied up searching a way to save mickey. AMM (All Mice Matter). I now find myself 8 mins closer to death and 8 mins further away to finding a solution to could save my life. I’m going to identify as a mouse moving forward. The funding is abundant.
Hi @joeymorris4863 we are very sorry to hear that you are dealing with cancer. The research in this video is being done with the intention of reducing the number of mice in cancer research. However, the ultimate goal is to produce new and better treatments for people with cancer. Every single treatment available for cancer in the UK has been developed using animals. We sincerely hope that you receive the best care available.