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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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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..."

[–] finallymadeanaccount@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

"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".

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Maybe it was one of those accidental discoveries.

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

It's hard to picture an accident where pig semen was put in mice eyes.

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I imagine it was a series of discoveries that led to one... Very weird conclusion.