[SCIENCE!] Modified AIDs Virus Used to Cure Child's Leukemia - Page 2

Professor Smarmiarty · 12-10-2012, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Krylo

I feel the tagline for this thread is lacking something.

I'd, personally, have gone with, "Scientists Turn Child into Cancer Killing Super Mutant."

I would have gone with Philadelphia Experiment 2: This time its cancer.

Sithdarth · 12-10-2012, 07:51 AM

The idea of using a virus to alter genetic material is a relatively old one. Seems now someone had the brilliant idea of combining the techniques of vaccination using disabled infections with what is probably the very best virus at swapping genes in T-cells that we've ever known.

The real question is can we use HIV to cure HIV. The basic idea is that there are a whole list of proteins known to interfere with HIV (and actually many other viruses) sometimes to the point of immunity some of which are produced directly by T-cells. If we can use disable HIV to program someone's T-cells to create these proteins we could in theory cure HIV with HIV and perhaps make people more resistant to viral diseases in general.

The obvious risk is of course a zombie apocalypse but that's already been pointed out.

Kyanbu The Legend · 12-10-2012, 10:28 AM

So long as it's produced by a company that's not Umbrella Corp. We should be just fine.

Grandmaster_Skweeb · 12-10-2012, 01:14 PM

Clearly the financial backer to this venture isn't Umbrella Corp. But instead it is their rival company Parasol Industries! DUN DUN DUNNNN!

On a serious note, i do hope this keeps rolling forward without bogus trumped up 'counter-research' intended to undermine it. Y'know, that whole ain't no money in curing things these days shindig.

Magus · 12-10-2012, 05:33 PM

I actually know some of the Whiteheads, though not this girl, they'd be cousins. Everybody's pretty glad this happened on just a personal level, let alone what it means for curing cancer nationwide.

Aldurin · 12-11-2012, 02:11 AM

Now the question is can we harness cancer to cure AIDS?

Magus · 12-11-2012, 04:28 PM

It seems like something like this should allow them to use AIDS to cure AIDS, frankly.

tacticslion · 12-11-2012, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Magus

It seems like something like this should allow them to use AIDS to cure AIDS, frankly.

Which is pretty much exactly what Sithdarth was saying, I think.

This is seriously amazing and super-awesome news! As a member of a family that contains two very difficult cancer survivors (one extremely young), I'm all for this having been so successful.

Also, Seil, why was that clipped backwards?

Magus · 12-11-2012, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by tacticslion

Which is pretty much exactly what Sithdarth was saying, I think.

This is seriously amazing and super-awesome news! As a member of a family that contains two very difficult cancer survivors (one extremely young), I'm all for this having been so successful.

Also, Seil, why was that clipped backwards?

Whoever put it up on Youtube probably used a pirated stream to make the video or something. A lot of those are reversed for some reason.

Anyway, it's too bad they only use this on last-ditch cases, although I suppose that is understandable. Maybe they can experiment on animals to see if it could go towards clinical human trials, though.

Locke cole · 12-11-2012, 08:04 PM

The reason being that companies sort of do searches for copyrighted videos. Mirroring the footage helps to fool the stuff they use to detect their own footage.

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12-10-2012, 07:51 AM	#12
Sithdarth Friendly Neighborhood Quantum Hobo Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Outside the M-brane look'n in Posts: 5,403	The idea of using a virus to alter genetic material is a relatively old one. Seems now someone had the brilliant idea of combining the techniques of vaccination using disabled infections with what is probably the very best virus at swapping genes in T-cells that we've ever known. The real question is can we use HIV to cure HIV. The basic idea is that there are a whole list of proteins known to interfere with HIV (and actually many other viruses) sometimes to the point of immunity some of which are produced directly by T-cells. If we can use disable HIV to program someone's T-cells to create these proteins we could in theory cure HIV with HIV and perhaps make people more resistant to viral diseases in general. The obvious risk is of course a zombie apocalypse but that's already been pointed out.

12-10-2012, 01:14 PM	#14
Grandmaster_Skweeb Doesn't care anymore Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,429	Clearly the financial backer to this venture isn't Umbrella Corp. But instead it is their rival company Parasol Industries! DUN DUN DUNNNN! On a serious note, i do hope this keeps rolling forward without bogus trumped up 'counter-research' intended to undermine it. Y'know, that whole ain't no money in curing* things these days* shindig.

12-10-2012, 05:33 PM	#15
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	I actually know some of the Whiteheads, though not this girl, they'd be cousins. Everybody's pretty glad this happened on just a personal level, let alone what it means for curing cancer nationwide.

12-11-2012, 02:11 AM	#16
Aldurin Lakitu Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,648	Now the question is can we harness cancer to cure AIDS?

12-11-2012, 04:28 PM	#17
Magus Archer and Armstrong vs. the World Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 7,164	It seems like something like this should allow them to use AIDS to cure AIDS, frankly.