] After 30 years of work, Saint Louis University
] researchers have genetically engineered a common cold
] virus to fight cancerous cells while leaving unaffected
] healthy ones. They received a patent for this research
] and clinical tests on humans will start soon, according
] to this news release.

this may've already gotten some meme coverage, but it's still dope. sounds promising...

Fighting Cancer With Common Cold?

] Steve Rucker, a registered nurse at the National
] Institutes of Health, broke with his lunchtime routine
] yesterday, forgoing his usual visit to the cafeteria and
] opting instead to roll up his sleeve for a shot filled
] with the biological essence of Ebola -- one of the
] world's deadliest and goriest diseases.

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Volunteer Gets Experimental Ebola Vaccine (washingtonpost.com)