The new "biological weapon" is ready for human testing.
An artificial virus that kills cells of malignant tumors was created by specialists of the Australian biotech company Imugene, having modernized the cowpox virus.
The "construct" that is lethal for tumors was named CF33. In the near future it will be tested on humans. This was announced by an oncologist from the United States, Yuman Fong (US cancer expert Professor Yuman Fong), who intends to test the lethal force of the virus in Australia.
CF33 will infect patients with breast, stomach, lung, bladder, and skin cancers by injecting viruses directly into tumors. And then they will deal with those unfortunate people who suffer from several types of terrible ailments at the same time.
Professor Fong is looking forward to success. He is encouraged by the results of laboratory tests, during which the virus killed 60 different types of cancer cells. In fact, he destroyed everything on which he was "set". CF33 was equally beneficial in mice. That is, he cured them of various types of cancer.
Professor Fong announced the upcoming trials of a virus that kills cancer cells.
How will biological weapons work on people? There is no definite answer. But previous advances in the development and creation of anti-tumor viruses are encouraging. Fong's colleagues recently genetically engineered the herpes virus to target melanoma cells, a skin cancer. In the United States, a weapon against brain cancer has been designed from the common cold virus. Both are being tested. According to rumors, the disease has receded in some patients.
The peculiarity of CF33 is that this modernized virus is designed to destroy any cancer cells. Will blow them up from the inside, reports the Daily Mail.
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If the tests are successful, then humanity will receive the long-awaited cure for cancer.
The professor explains that the vaccinia virus was not accidentally chosen to create CF33. not chosen by chance. Indeed, back in 1922, doctors noticed a strange feature: in people who received a rabies vaccine made on the basis of the pathogen of vaccinia, the growth of tumors slowed down.
Skeptics, however, have doubts. As always. Some doubt that the virus, once it enters the human body, will be as effective as in Petri dishes. Anything, yes. For example, the immune system will kill him. Others fear some dire consequences of a "virus attack". And they remember the movie I Am Legend with Will Smith. According to the plot, doctors also created a cure for cancer. And also based on the virus. Most people on the planet were infected with it, becoming evil monsters. Fantastic, of course, but what if? After all, scientists have long been using viruses for genetic engineering - with their help they insert the genes of one organism into another.
Professor Fong reassures that the vaccinia virus is harmless to humans, just like its genetically modified version.
The monster from the movie * I am a legend * - once he, still normal, was infected with a virus that kills cancer cells.
VLADIMIR LAGOVSKY