Pharaoh's Curse Fights Leukemia

Text on the meme

Deadly fungus thought to be a pharaoh’s “curse” has been turned into a compound that kills cancerous leukemia cells in lab tests

What it means

A split image shows a deadly fungus growing in a petri dish beside a golden Egyptian pharaoh mask. The joke comes from the fungus being associated with a pharaoh’s curse, yet being turned into a potential treatment for leukemia. EN: A split image shows a deadly fungus growing in a petri dish beside a golden Egyptian pharaoh mask. The joke comes from the fungus being associated with a pharaoh’s curse, yet being turned into a potential treatment for leukemia.

Who

Tutankhamun (Тутанхамон)

Objects

fungus culture / культура грибка petri dish / чашка Петри blue laboratory glove / синяя лабораторная перчатка golden pharaoh mask / золотая маска фараона Egyptian headdress / египетский головной убор painted stripes / расписные полосы laboratory sample / лабораторный образец black background / чёрный фон split-screen image / изображение, разделённое на панели text post screenshot / скриншот текстового поста