Mouse made cancer-resistant by gene manipulation

What do you do when your car starts to fall apart on you? Many people will trade it in for a new and better running car. Now, wouldn't it be incredible if we could do the same thing with any bad genes we may have? Believe it or not, that exact scenario is not that far off from happening.

In a breakthrough discovery, researchers from Kentucky University were able to manipulate what's known as the Par-4 gene in mice, and in doing so made the furry little creatures completely resistant to cancer. Yes, you read that correctly: these mice were rendered completely resistant to cancers of all kind, including highly aggressive types.

This study was funded by the National Institute of Health. Next on the agenda for researchers is to find a way to utilize the manipulation of the Par-4 gene in humans to produce similar cancer resistance effects.