Curing cancer with ... another virus? Chemotherapy and radiation are not the only ways to treat cancer. Now, there is a unique treatment involving infecting cells with viruses. Viewers discover why the innovative treatment does not affect normal cells, while it destroys cancer cells.

Concepts

cancer, viruses, dna, deoxyribonucleic acid, adenoviruses, cell biology, cells, host cells

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Introduce pupils to the viral effects on cells with a unique example of viral infection
• Extend learning about regulatory genes, such as p53
• Identify alternative cancer treatments

Classroom Considerations

• Expects scholars have knowledge of p53 and its role in cells

Pros

• Interesting topic involving cancer research
• Descriptive graphics provide a good representation of what is happening in the cell

Cons

Common Core

L.9-10.2.a