TUMOUR VIRUS
May 1st, 2004
BY MONICA DOBIERESEARCHERS at America's St Louis University are destroying tumours with genetically engineered viruses that infect cancer cells whilst leaving healthy cells unharmed. Results published in the journal Cancer Research have claimed cancer cells are destroyed when the viruses reproduce themselves. One virus called INGN 009, for instance, killed colon cancer cells grown in a laboratory dish, but did not destroy lung cancer cells or healthy tissue. Another virus called INGN 007 killed both lung and colon cancer cells in the laboratory. Both viruses ...
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