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Deadly "pharaoh’s curse fungus" could be used to fight cancer. (flipboard.social)

submitted 6 days ago by ScienceDesk@flipboard.social to c/history@fedia.io

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Deadly "pharaoh’s curse fungus" could be used to fight cancer.

From @popsci@universeodon.com: "A deadly fungus linked to deaths in archaeologists excavating ancient tombs has been turned into a new cancer-fighting compound."

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[–] log@mastodon.sdf.org 1 points 6 days ago

@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social @popsci@universeodon.com This was a fungal practical joke. And the amount of time we kept you meatpuppets going only makes it more hilarious. Over 100 years. Just wait 'til you figure out tinea cruris.

[–] Greengordon@spore.social 1 points 6 days ago

@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social @popsci@universeodon.com

That's a pretty deadly fungus, killing 10 of 12 infected.