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A modified version of the vaccinia virus, more famously used as the smallpox vaccine, is showing promise as a cancer killer. The virus, called JX-594, is especially exciting because it can be injected directly into the bloodstream and doesn’t seem to damage healthy tissue. The idea of treating cancer with viruses  is not a new [...]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpj0emEGShQ?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0&w=500&h=281]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rpj0emEGShQ microculture: NPR: How a Virus Invades Your Body

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