It could work. Honestly, if I was terminal with maybe a few months, I'd go for it on the long shot. The only trouble is containment, that's the snag that always gets you in trouble in the movies and even out here in the real. Somebody always fucks up a test and drops something, or something equally minuscule that could fuck up everything.
It is also significant to ask: what would happen if someone did fuck up? Are we talking "end of the world illness" or would non-cancerous persons who were infected end up with a simple cold or stomach bug?
It's funny that a lot of people know know that we do similar things similar (but not quite like) that today. A lot of DNA cloning already uses inactive viruses as vectors and uses E.coli and other bacteria in which to "grow" the desired DNA.
I love science for the sake of science and the theoritical applications of these new disease treatment techniques. Having workes in BL3 lab before, I do know a lot of precausion goes into things like this. My main interest in is what background of the virus they are using and how it is later taken care of. I assume that a vaccine or anti-viral would be needed once the tumor is gone. Interesting stuff.
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on 2008-03-13 01:38 pm (UTC)no subject
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on 2008-03-13 02:35 pm (UTC)I love science for the sake of science and the theoritical applications of these new disease treatment techniques. Having workes in BL3 lab before, I do know a lot of precausion goes into things like this. My main interest in is what background of the virus they are using and how it is later taken care of. I assume that a vaccine or anti-viral would be needed once the tumor is gone. Interesting stuff.
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on 2008-03-14 07:09 pm (UTC)