] The U.S. National Cancer Institute has just decided to
] fund multiple human clinical studies to test the
] reovirus. This naturally occuring virus has a remarkable
] ability to infect and kill cancer cells, without
] affecting normal, healthy cells.

i decided to meme the /. story cuz there's a few relevant links in there...

looks to me like the shiznit... but i don't really know anything. Perhaps we can get a more expert opinion from any lurking biologists (ahem, nano ;)?