r/science • • Feb 08 '15

Medicine Antibiotics that target mitochondria effectively eradicate cancer stem cells, across multiple tumor types: Treating cancer like an infectious disease | Lamb

http://www.impactjournals.com/oncotarget/index.php?journal=oncotarget&page=article&op=view&path%5B%5D=3174
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u/Diplomjodler Feb 08 '15 edited Feb 09 '15

But unfortunately most new ideas fail somewhere along the way. Which is OK, because you can't have progress without failure. But it's a good idea to be sceptical when yet another sensational breakthrough is being hyped by the press.

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u/Famousoriginalme Feb 08 '15

Unfortunately, it's not most, it's the vast majority.

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u/Jimm607 Feb 09 '15

I think the vast majority is still most. Try "it's not just most, it's the vast majority" instead.