08-09-2014, 03:53 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-09-2014, 04:02 PM by chris0033547.)
Hello all,
Thanks for the links and interesting ideas! Regarding the usage of viruses to fight cancer: I think, they had a limited success with it already, didn't they? I did a google search after you mentioned HIV, Dalex and here's one interesting link :
http://www.vox.com/2014/5/15/5719370/mul...es-vaccine
So even if it is currently impossible to modify complex organisms like Rynn said, maybe the modification of viruses, which turns them into cancer killers, is already feasible? They even mention "different viruses for different cancers" in the article. Perhaps a modified version of Ebola, HIV or even modified smallpox for cancers of the immune system? ( Ebola infects the immune system cells, doesn't it? ). A modified SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV against lung cancer and so on...
EDIT:
Here's one more link:
http://www.messagemedia.co/aitkin/commun...f6878.html
Thanks for the links and interesting ideas! Regarding the usage of viruses to fight cancer: I think, they had a limited success with it already, didn't they? I did a google search after you mentioned HIV, Dalex and here's one interesting link :
http://www.vox.com/2014/5/15/5719370/mul...es-vaccine
So even if it is currently impossible to modify complex organisms like Rynn said, maybe the modification of viruses, which turns them into cancer killers, is already feasible? They even mention "different viruses for different cancers" in the article. Perhaps a modified version of Ebola, HIV or even modified smallpox for cancers of the immune system? ( Ebola infects the immune system cells, doesn't it? ). A modified SARS-CoV or MERS-CoV against lung cancer and so on...
EDIT:
Here's one more link:
http://www.messagemedia.co/aitkin/commun...f6878.html
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