Researchers just got FDA approval for using a genetically engineered herpes virus to battle cancer

10/30/2015 - 16:33

Beth Mole | @BethmMarieMole


Viruses normally seem like evil little germs; they often invade our bodies’ cells and hijack their inner machinery to mass produce viral invaders, which eventually destroy their host cells as they bust out to besiege more cells. The process repeats ad nauseam. But what if that wicked master plan could be twisted to do our bidding?

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