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Science/Tech See other Science/Tech Articles Title: Novosibirsk lab creates cancer killer viruses The laboratory, which has designed genetically modified viruses capable of destroying cancer cells, is dealing with several classes of viruses, targeting cures for breast, colon, lung and brain cancer. The time when pre-clinical tests of the drug may start depends on state entities that verify drugs and therapeutic methods. Source: Shutterstock The Novosibirsk State University Microbiology and Virology Laboratory has designed genetically modified viruses capable of destroying cancer cells, laboratory head Pyotr Chumakov told reporters on Friday. Related: Novosibirsk physicists start up $14 million synchrotron in U.S. amid sanctions Russia will continue to support UNESCO - Naryshkin "We were highly successful in vitro, and tests run on laboratory animals also showed promise. Besides, we have tested [the viruses] in veterinarian pathologies, for instance, pedigree dogs frequently have cancer,” Chumakov said. The laboratory is dealing with several classes of viruses targeting cures for breast, colon, lung and brain cancer, he said. "I do not rule out that many of them will have a broader use,” the scientist said, adding that the laboratory was using non-pathogenic viruses. The time when pre-clinical tests of the drug may start depends on state entities that verify drugs and therapeutic methods, he continued. Many countries have been working on oncolytic viruses, which has proven their safety and efficiency, he said. Chumakov believes that the technique may become widespread within a decade. U.S. bars Russian scientists from top physics laboratories U.S. bars Russian scientists from top physics laboratories The Novosibirsk State University Microbiology and Virology Laboratory was set up with a government grant allocated in 2010. It is supervised by Chumakov, head of the Russian Academy of Sciences Molecular Biology Institute Cell Proliferation Laboratory and the molecular genetics laboratories of the U.S. Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute and the Case Western Reserve University. Read more: What Russian scientists know about the cure for cancer Source: Russia Beyond the Headlines - rbth.com/science_and_tech...iller_viruses_36215.html) Poster Comment: Simple enough in principle: just design virus leg boots that molecularly match cancer cell surface and virus kills the cell, makes medicine to kill rest of cancer cells. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread
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