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Common Cold A Cure For Brain Tumors?

Posted by timothy on from the blesshoo dept.

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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  1. Mice lifespan by klui · · Score: 3, Interesting

    The article said 60% died in 140 days vs. 20 days without treatment. Is this their normal lifespan?

  2. Re:Like sending soldiers into battle by curious.corn · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Once, after watching some gruesome footage from some anti-vivisectionist group I was quite shocked. After some navigation I'm more-or-less convinced that the rodents die a gentle death, drifting to unconciousness before passing away. Many people die in their sleep and I don't think they suffer as long as they're not aware of what's coming (that's why I think capital punishment is inhumane... it's a torture)

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    Mi domando chi à il mandante di tutte le cazzate che faccio - Altan
  3. fine and dandy by Noodlenose · · Score: 2, Interesting
    The problem with most of these announcements is that either due to the lack of

    • a) funding
    • b) applicabilty in vivo hominis

    these things never ever have an impact on clinical medicine. All these press releases do is please the ego of the biologist. Clinical medicine is mostly untouched by "discoveries" like that.