Common Cold A Cure For Brain Tumors?

JackMonkey writes "According to this article at CNN, scientists have genetically engineered a cold virus to kill inoperable brain tumors in mice. 'The effects were so stunning that the National Cancer Institute and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are rushing to test the approach in people with brain tumors. If it works, it will be the first treatment for malignant glioma, the deadliest form of brain cancer. '"

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Like sending soldiers into battle

[ObviousGuy]

Those rats are poor little creatures indeed, taking brain tumors for mankind and being dissected after 140 days of life. But like the dying soldier on the battlefield, their deaths have meaning and significance.

I certainly hope this treatment works without problems, but that it is being reported by CNN doesn't really give me much confidence.

Re:... and what if things go wrong?

[olman]

If you're already dying out of the brain tumor, are you going to give a damn?