Are there anti-cancer genes in black fungus?

Anti-cancer genes have been detected in black fungus, but you may not be able to fight cancer even if you eat more

When it comes to cancer, I believe no one is blinded. In response to people’s fear of cancer, many so-called “anti-cancer foods” have emerged out of thin air in recent years. A collaborative study claimed that anti-cancer genes were found in black fungus in the northeast.

When it comes to cancer, I believe no one is blinded.

 

In response to people’s fear of cancer, many so-called “anti-cancer foods” have emerged out of thin air in recent years.

 

"Anti-cancer food" like black fungus spread on the internet

These foods seem to have suddenly become life-saving straws. Many people have an attitude of "I would rather trust them to have them, but not trust them to have nothing." No matter whether they are effective or not, it will do no harm to eat a few catties first.

 

No, the anti-cancer food army has added a new member-black fungus in the past two days.

Recently, the media reported a study conducted by the Suzhou Institute of Medical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Oxford in the UK, claiming that anti-cancer genes were found in black fungus in the northeast.

 

Scientists detected 13,937 genes in black fungus and compared them with the existing genes in the genetic data. They found that some of the gene expression products have anti-tumor and anti-aging effects.

 

Don't get excited when you see this, stop your mother who is ready to go and rush into the supermarket to stock up fungus. After listening to my analysis, I decide whether to stock up or not.

  

Before talking about anti-cancer, we must first talk about how cancer comes. Cancer, according to the definition of modern medicine, generally refers to malignant tumors originating from epithelial tissue.

 

We all know that living things are composed of cells (the controversial virus is not considered for the time being), and the life activities of cells are controlled by their genes.

 

The so-called gene is simply a combination of four bases in different sequences into a ladder-like structure that can guide RNA or protein synthesis. 

When a cell divides and changes from one cell to two cells, these genes will be replicated again and then distributed to the two cells.

 

However, because there are many bases that make up genes, it is inevitable that replication errors will occur during the replication process. 

If a gene makes a mistake during replication, causing new cells to lose control, proliferate indefinitely, and have a bad effect on health, cancer is born.

 

For organisms, cancer is definitely not a good thing, so organisms are trying their best to avoid cell cancer. When a base copy is wrong, the cell will first use some tools to repair the wrong gene. 

If it can't be repaired, the body will use other tools to kill these cells. These tools that can eliminate cancer can be some large molecules, such as proteins, or some small molecules, such as active peptides.

 

So, how are these tools made? They are made by cells under the guidance of other genes.

 

Have anti-cancer genes ≠ can fight cancer

In biology, "contains a gene" simply means that the expression product of the gene has a certain activity. As for whether this gene expresses the product in actual growth, how high the expression is, how much it needs to be eaten to be effective, and whether it will have toxic side effects at an effective dose, it is also unknown.

 

Moreover, scientists will publish articles in some magazines every other time, saying that a certain gene is found in a certain organism, which can synthesize a certain substance, which can inhibit the growth of cancer cells.

 

However, because the human environment is extremely complex and experiments on humans involve many problems, although scientists often find that certain foods contain potential anti-cancer ingredients, few have been proven effective.

 

So according to the current research, no matter how much you eat, it may not be able to fight cancer. Of course, as a kind of healthy food, fungus is good to eat more.

 

There is one thing to pay attention to when eating black fungus:

Fungus that has been soaked for too long is very easy to breed a kind of bacteria called "Pseudomonas coconut fermented rice noodle subspecies", which can produce a deadly toxin "rice yeast" Bacteric acid.

 

"Rice yeast acid" is extremely stable in nature, and general high temperature and cooking cannot remove it. Ingestion of food contaminated with "rice yeast acid" can cause poisoning to range from ICU to death.

 

If you want to avoid fungus poisoning, pay attention to:

The soaked fungus should be changed frequently or placed in the refrigerator to soak to avoid turbidity, stickiness and peculiar smell.

 

If the soaking time is long, forget to change the water. When the above situation occurs, don't bear it and throw it away decisively.

Can black fungus fight cancer?

This is the core of the story that black fungus can fight cancer. Researchers have not found that black fungus can kill cancer cells or inhibit cancer metastasis in a real human environment. 

They only detected three different black fungus genes through molecular sequencing technology, and then found that some of the gene products can inhibit the growth of cancer cells. possibility. 

Can eating more black fungus really cure cancer? 

As something that looks soft and slippery when eaten, fungus is something that many young people can eat without eating. But in the hearts of the elders, fungus is a cheap and healthy food. 

Let alone whether it can drain oil, lose weight and clear the stomach, simply because it is rich in nutrients and healthy, it can become one of the essential daily dishes for many families.

 

A recent piece of news seems to make people who love to eat fungus proud once again. According to many media reports, the Suzhou Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Technology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the University of Oxford in the UK have discovered that all three types of black fungus in Northeast of the country contain genes that can metabolize anti-tumor and anti-aging products, which is commonly known as anti-cancer. 

Gene, related research was recently published in the influential academic journal "Scientific Reports" under Nature Publishing Group.

 

Can black fungus fight cancer? Seeing this, are you (or your mother) who love health preservation ready to go to the supermarket to stock up on two catties of black fungus? Boys, don't be anxious, you are a little bit early. Now let us carefully sort out the causes and consequences of this matter and see what the truth about this black fungus is against cancer.

 

Before talking about anti-cancer, we must first talk about how cancer comes. Cancer, according to the definition of modern medicine, generally refers to malignant tumors originating from epithelial tissue. 

We all know that living things are composed of cells (the controversial virus is not considered for the time being), and the life activities of cells are controlled by their genes. 

The so-called gene is simply a combination of four bases in different sequences into a ladder-like structure that can guide RNA or protein synthesis. 

When a cell divides and changes from one cell to two cells, these genes will be replicated again and then distributed to the two cells. 

However, because there are many bases that make up genes, it is inevitable that replication errors will occur during the replication process. If a gene makes a mistake during replication, causing new cells to lose control, proliferate indefinitely, and have a bad effect on health, cancer is born.

 

For organisms, cancer is not a good thing, so organisms are trying their best to avoid cell canceration. When a base copy is wrong, the cell will first use some tools to repair the wrong gene. 

If it can't be repaired, the body will use other tools to kill these cells. These tools that can eliminate cancer can be some large molecules, such as proteins, or some small molecules, such as active peptides. So, how are these tools made? They are made by cells under the guidance of other genes.

 

This is the core of the story that black fungus can fight cancer. Researchers have not found that black fungus can kill cancer cells or inhibit cancer metastasis in a real human environment. 

They only detected three different black fungus genes through molecular sequencing technology, and then found that some of the gene products can inhibit the growth of cancer cells, possibility. Note that it is a possibility. These scientists did not say that the products of these genes will definitely kill cancer cells.

 

In fact, because cancer is not a good thing for any organism, any organism has a set of tools to inhibit cell canceration, and all have related genes. If you search it, you will find that scientists will publish articles in some magazines from time to time, saying that a certain gene is found in a certain organism, which can synthesize a certain substance, which can inhibit the growth of cancer cells. 

Because the human environment is extremely complex, and experiments on humans involve many problems, although scientists often find that certain foods contain potential anti-cancer ingredients, very few have been proven effective.

 

This time the research on black fungus is so important for two reasons: First, although fungus is a very common food, Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine also believes that it has a certain therapeutic and health effects, but there are also studies on its molecular biology. 

There are many gaps, and this research can fill these gaps to a certain extent, laying the foundation for future development. 

The second is the contribution of the media. In order to attract attention, some media reported the conclusions of scientists out of context and stated that the possibility was certain. This led to the spread of this news.

 

So, can eating more black fungus really cure cancer? The current research has no definite conclusion. However, improper handling of fungus can easily breed bacteria and kill people. For example, a kind of Pseudomonas cocos, the rice yeast acid it synthesizes is a famous poison.

 

In short, the media sometimes like to exaggerate things for the sake of clicks, or predict things that have not yet been realized. Everyone must be sensible, especially those who are sick. Don't trust the news and doubt the doctor.

 

Conclusion

Finally, it is impossible to fight cancer by eating a single food or a certain ingredient. If you want to fight cancer, you must have a balanced diet.

If you really care about your health, are afraid that cancer will come to your door, and blindly believe in the unproven "anti-cancer foods", then why turn a blind eye to the proven carcinogenic factors such as smoking and drinking? 

To take a step back, even if these foods are really anti-cancer, no amount of food you eat will be worth a pack of cigarettes and a bottle of wine every day.