South Korea develops viral cure for cancer?

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Great news if prooven to be viable for humans!

breitbart.com:

SKorean scientists say cancer-killing virus developed
Oct 19 6:21 AM US/Eastern

South Korean scientists have said they have developed a new genetically altered strain of virus which is highly efficient in targeting and killing cancer cells.

The new therapy developed by the team from Yonsei University uses a genetically-engineered form of the adenovirus, which normally causes colds.

The adenovirus was implanted with a human gene that is related to the production of relaxin, a hormone associated with pregnancy.

When injected into cancerous tumors, the virus quickly multiplies in the cancer cells and kills them, the team said.

The new adenovirus can target only cancer cells and does not harm normal cells, the team said.

Existing viral treatments fail to kill off all the cancerous cells.

"I believe we have found a way to overcome one of the great obstacles to finding a genetically altered viral cure for cancer," Yun Chae-Ok, one of the researchers, told AFP on Thursday.

Following three rounds of injections, more than 90 percent of cancer cells in the brains, liver, lungs and womb of mice disappeared within 60 days, the team said.

Clinical tests will be carried out early next year and last 18 months, Yun said.

The research results were published in the October 18 edition of the prestigious bimonthly Journal of the National Cancer Institute in the United States.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/1....ms2asupj.html

[zootm]

Whoa. A cure using the common cold?

[rockouthippie]

Hmmm..... Koreans ..... cold fusion (lol) AND a cure for cancer?. Why am I skeptical

[zootm]

South Korea's one of the most advanced countries in the world, their advancements are often amazing. This is something to be skeptical about until it can be corroborated, though.

[SSJ4 Gogitta]

Indeed. S. Korea just released a 10 megapixel cell phone a few days ago. Their level of technology is quite impressinve.

[Mr Jones]

They are gonna need it if North Korea keeps letting off nukes and irradiating the area.

[zootm]

Yeah, the thing with S. Korea is that if the North decide to invade, they're basically fucked. They have very little military might, whereas the North has lots.

[gaekwad2]

Originally posted by SSJ4 Gogitta
Indeed. S. Korea just released a 10 megapixel cell phone a few days ago. Their level of technology is quite impressinve.

I wouldn't use that as an example, stuffing so many pixels on a tiny sensor (behind a cheap lens that doesn't deliver the necessary resolution anyway) is exactly the kind of gimmickry that won't help them to be taken seriously.

[Omega X]

Originally posted by zootm
Yeah, the thing with S. Korea is that if the North decide to invade, they're basically fucked. They have very little military might, whereas the North has lots.

WE are their military might. So if they invade S.Korea, the US will have to step in.

[zootm]

Originally posted by Omega X
WE are their military might. So if they invade S.Korea, the US will have to step in.

And the UK, etc. etc.. But still, that's seen as their weakness (I don't personally see it that way).

[watadoo]

I aint stepping in to help anyone. I'd pay good hard cash for a cure for the cold I've had since last tuesday, though. what a mother****** of a cold.

[Rocker]

holy crap its bill. nice to hear from you.

[watadoo]

Had a free 30 secs of time this morning and my mind drifted to Winamp. Dropped in to see if it still existed. It apparently does.

[rockouthippie]

Originally posted by zootm
Yeah, the thing with S. Korea is that if the North decide to invade, they're basically fucked. They have very little military might, whereas the North has lots.

I have a friend that spent a lot of time on the DMZ in Korea. This line is fully bristling with weapons on both sides. Basically both sides would be f*cked. It is probably the highest concentration of weaponry in the world.

Brian said it was weird to be on the DMZ, because most of the conflict with the North Koreans was limited to tossing rocks. If shit hit the fan, nobody was gonna have time to say goodbye. If a war broke out, a guy might have 10 seconds to say his prayers. Brians last duty was to destroy secure communications equipment and run like hell if possible

He thinks the threat of being evaporated made him weird. I agree

This is a bad, bad place. It's a leftover from the cold war, and it's just an accident looking for a place to happen.

If this comes to a showdown, it will be a nuclear war and because of that it's liable to be really short.

The hope here is China. China told NK not to test nukes. I think it wouldn't take a lot of brains to figure out that when China says something, it wasn't a suggestion.

China has a bad dog and I think it's just about ready to start booting.

I think the answer is that we get Walmart to buy North Korea. The koreans could use a few zillion smiley faces.

[billyvnilly]

for those inclined. JNCI 2006-10-18 Relaxin Expression From Tumor-Targeting Adenoviruses and Its Intratumoral Spread, Apoptosis Induction, and Efficacy

Their results seem to be very impressive and statistically significant.

[Mattress]

weird, most colds I get last a week at best, does the immune system not target these viruses (viri?) I've never heard of anyone having a cold for 60 days....

[zootm]

Originally posted by Mattress
weird, most colds I get last a week at best, does the immune system not target these viruses (viri?) I've never heard of anyone having a cold for 60 days....

Common cold apparently generally takes about a week for the immune system to deal with. This is something different though, obviously.

And "viruses" is the right spelling, incidentally. "Virii" isn't a proper word although it's in quite common use.

[xzxzzx]

Originally posted by zootm
And "viruses" is the right spelling, incidentally. "Virii" isn't a proper word although it's in quite common use.

Qft.

English is not a language with which you can extrapolate exceptional rules from example.

[Mattress]

Originally posted by zootm
Common cold apparently generally takes about a week for the immune system to deal with. This is something different though, obviously.

Well it's 'made' from the cold virus so I would expect your body to kill it in a similar amount of time. Or does it just stay in your body forever, like herpes or something? I don't know if I'd be comfortable with that, sure it eats cancer but what if it mutates?

[Smeggle]

American 'Royal Raymond Rife' Invented a cure for Cancer close on 80years ago and by 'Non Invasive' Therapy....

[zootm]

Originally posted by Mattress
Well it's 'made' from the cold virus so I would expect your body to kill it in a similar amount of time. Or does it just stay in your body forever, like herpes or something? I don't know if I'd be comfortable with that, sure it eats cancer but what if it mutates?

I think the idea is that since it's not damaging the healthy parts of your body, that your immune system is smart enough not to bother it. Not sure!

[rockouthippie]

One thing is certain. If there was a cure for cancer, it would have to be developed in someplace like Korea. I don't think that if it was invented in the US, it would ever see the light of day.

Our medical industry has a vested interest in maintaining the status quo. Can you imagine the crushing repercussions, if a vaccine or cure was developed?.

A lot of bitchy yuppies that pretend to take care of people would have to find a real job.

[Mattress]

come on, there's still other diseases like alzheimers, and AIDS, and other stuff.

The problem is the expensive radiation treatments would be out of business if the actual cure consisted of a little injection of some viruses.

[billyvnilly]

Originally posted by Smeggle
American 'Royal Raymond Rife' Invented a cure for Cancer close on 80years ago and by 'Non Invasive' Therapy....

the rife machine has been defunked. too bad all his research was 'destroyed' in a fire.

and viruses mutate extremely well. its like 1 of 10^7 mutate every cycle. but thats no biggy. its just the common cold.

In my mind, the next big thing for cancer research will be carbon nanotubes. expect great things.

[Mattress]

except it's not the common cold anymore, it is an extremely uncommon cold that kills cancer cells and lasts months.