Virus kills cancer

[arcticpenguin]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/12/031205051621.htm

DURHAM, N.C. -- In a daring yet successful experiment to cure deadly brain tumors, researchers have combined the cancer-killing properties of poliovirus together with a harmless genetic coding element from the common cold.

The resulting modified virus created a remarkably strong anti-cancer agent that rapidly killed cancer cells in laboratory cell cultures and in animals -- and without causing polio, said Matthias Gromeier, M.D., assistant professor of molecular genetics and microbiology at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. Testing of the new viral agent in humans should begin within two years, he said.

Daring indeed! No human testing yet, and considering that tey're using a modified poliovirus I trust they will have to meet all kinds of tests before human tests are allowed.

Do any of the anti-biotech contingent want to step up and talk about how we shouldn't even try such things?

 

[Jon_in_london]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/12/031205051621.htm


Daring indeed! No human testing yet, and considering that tey're using a modified poliovirus I trust they will have to meet all kinds of tests before human tests are allowed.

Do any of the anti-biotech contingent want to step up and talk about how we shouldn't even try such things?

GAAaaahhh!!! what are they doing! we dont want any of this science gone mad frankentinkering with nature men in white frocks trying to play god its all the big corporations and globalization exploiting the poor why not just ahve organic vacciens that dont cause autism and exploit third world farmers and what if it mutates and turns into a bacteria or something gentic engineering is playing god did I already say that? Very imprecise because we dont know where the virus wil integrate into the plasmid and heavy metals and silica in the DNA etc etc ...*froth snort wheeze drink organic wheat grass and cow pat soy-shake*

 

[Prester John]

Viruses mutating into bacteria i like it! No research has been done on this potentially life threating mercury containing subject. Eat more Vit C and you'll be ok!

 

[Suezoled]

I accuse AP of witchcraft! But Ap's sockpuppet is innocent.

 

[Dragonrock]

Re: Re: Virus kills cancer

*froth snort wheeze drink organic wheat grass and cow pat soy-shake*

So, do you use fresh or dried cow pat?

 

[Jon_in_london]

Re: Re: Re: Virus kills cancer

So, do you use fresh or dried cow pat?

Of course, I only use the finest Patagonian fair trade free range organic steaming cowpats!

 

[tracer]

But by subsidizing the evil cow pat industry, you're causing more methane to get released into the atmosphere, thus accelerating global warming! And destroying the ozone layer! I don't know how methane can harm the ozone layer, but nobody's yet proven that it doesn't!