HIV The cure for Cancer?

Posts: 3258 · Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 1:38 pm Post subject: HIV The cure for Cancer?

The guys at Wired News have posted an interesting article about gene therapists who have tweaked HIV and put it inside another gene (sindbis). After the gene therapy, the new HIV hunts down and destroys cancerous cells. Huge success has already been reported in lab animal tests. Some might worry about being purposefully given the HIV virus, but the scientists say it has been so mutated that 80% of the gene isn't there any more, it is just a carrier.

Posts: 2723 · Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 5:39 pm Post subject:

Wow, that's some very cool news. Considering I'm looking at emphasizing my degree in bio-electronics, this is pretty darn sweet.

Posts: 1475 · Posted: Mon Feb 14, 2005 7:23 pm Post subject:

wow, who wouldve thought that a dangerous disease would be the cure of another? thats just mind boggling. amazing news.