Common cold helps fight against cancer

A common cold virus has been harnessed for use as a cancer killer.

Common cold helps fight against cancer
Fri, 22 May, 2009 - 13:40

A common cold virus has been harnessed for use as a cancer killer.

Scientists modified the adenovirus so that it could invade and destroy tumours without damaging healthy cells.

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