Fighting Cancer With The Common Cold?

Roland Piquepaille writes "After 30 years of work, Saint Louis University researchers have genetically engineered a common cold virus to fight cancerous cells while leaving unaffected healthy ones. They received a patent for this research and clinical tests on humans will start soon, according to this news release. Dr. William Wold, chair of the department of molecular microbiology and immunology, received the patent No. 6,627,190 for his work. Preclinical testing has already been done so clinical trials should start soon. We can only hope they will be successful. This overview contains many more details and references about this potential cure for all kinds of cancer. [Note: this is a very different project from the one mentioned by a previous Slashdot post.]"

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Big Mistake

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Thanks for telling us the patent number. With the electronic genetic blueprint, this is very important to our society, as now we will know how to create and spread the common cold in digital form without leaving the house. We could even export this kind of cold to India, all without leaving the house.

Re:I'm conflicted again

[term8or]

What ever happened to research for the good of mankind, and academic recognition?

Reality.