Cancer Killing Viruses

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[LucienDragon]

I am legend

[drunktastic]

Evolution is based on mutation. You seem a little too confident. I bet there were a lot of monkeys that thought we would never change... :)

[Crisshomes1]

Cancer is easier to cure since the cell that makes the disease has the same signature all the time while viruses dont.They always change.

We all have cancer cells in our system since fetus stage just that the cancer cells dont activate unless something big happens in our system.

Problem with cancer is that its part of our system and the anti bodies doesnt know how to fight it,otherwise it would not also fight against cancer but so to the rest of the cells so you would end up dead anyway.

[jch3200]

Interesting thought, but is it me, or have I read some where, where they can't cure viruses either, which will mean that then they will have to treat you, for a long time (think HIV) with drugs to control the virus?????

[Jenfucius]

I rather have a cancer killing virus than to die a slow painful death from cancer.

[notverysuperdean]

exactly how the hell has no one seen the connection.

isnt it a little to close to I am legend?l

the whole taking the rabbis virus and making it fight cancer

SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN WE MESS WITH NATURE!!

HU HUUUU!!!!!

i think i made my point

also i dont want to live on a mountain at an altitude of 10 000m so dont do it

or at least make the point were the virus breaks at like 5 meters above ground

just in case

[TheTwelfthPlanet]

This is heavily sponsored work by pharmaceutical company, because they hope to arrive at something patentable for profit. This is NOT about saving lives, despite what is said.

Nature does actually provide all that a human needs to fight cancer, and western minds find that so hard to believe because they've been led astray by stupid lies from the big pharmas :)

[Beardactal]

Im going to type a time number on this video cuz i can't play it for some reason: 0:02

[monkeyman123321]

Well the idea is that we are making the viruses and controlling the spread. So mutations is going to be at a minimal. Most viruses mutate when they spread from host to host. But what they will do is only infect one host and not allow them to spread and mutate. The clinical trials have already shown that the virus in name has not mutated in host. Also when you are doing genetic engineering can make the virus mutate less.

[ryansleis]

not living long but saving lives worth really saving like cancer stricken scientists and humanitarians and environmentalists and good leaders!!! you won't be needing it, coz you're expendable anyway!!

[RAE4eva666]

its dumb that humans want to keep on living long because when u keep doing treatments the virus or cancer will just get worse years and years.