Artificial smallpox can defeat cancer

The dictum of the ancient Latins "similar is curedlike "becomes a reality as a result of research by scientists from Australia, who suggested that artificially removed smallpox, can overcome cancer cells. The technique approached human trials.

Australian company Imugene,specializing in biotechnology, has developed a new virus based on vaccinia that can kill all known types of cancer. Now, scientists are left with one of the most important stages of creating the drug - human testing, which the company, according to American oncologists, is ready to start in the near future.

If successful, this will not be the firsta virus-based medicine that fights tumors. Already tested and received regulatory approval, a drug that cures melanoma, created on the basis of the herpes virus.

Currently artificially bred smallpoxpassed the test only on specially selected animals with a weakened immune system. Therefore, it is difficult to argue that the methodology can lead to a breakthrough in the fight against oncology in science, because a normal human immune system can simply destroy the smallpox virus before it starts to destroy malignant neoplasms. However, the general direction has been determined, and scientists hope for significant success.

Source: news.com.au