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Tech Boss Uses AI and ChatGPT to Create Cancer Vaccine for His Dying Dog
Sydney data engineer Paul Conyngham used ChatGPT, AlphaFold protein modeling, and a $3,000 genomic sequencing of his dog Rosie's tumor to produce a half-page mRNA formula that UNSW's RNA Institute turned into a physical vaccine in under two months. One tumor shrank 75% after her first injection in December 2025, marking the first personalized cancer vaccine ever designed for a dog. The pipeline mirrors Moderna and Merck's ongoing human trials. UNSW researchers are now asking why the same approach isn't being applied more broadly to cancer patients.
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