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MIT researchers find new drug against viruses

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by rhadamanthus, Aug 10, 2011.

  1. rhadamanthus

    rhadamanthus Member

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    Any virus, potentially.

    Promising, one can hope.
     
  2. Jontro

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    That's awesome!

    I wonder if the gov't will intervene if they create a drug that stops HIV viruses.
     
  3. Xerobull

    Xerobull ...and I'm all out of bubblegum

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    Odd- I was thinking today about how we haven't done much vs viruses.

    Going to be hard on your body to take this med.
     
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    "However, it would appear that once the HIV RNA has been reverse-transcribed to cDNA and integrated into the genome, then the approach presented in this paper would not work--i.e. if you have AIDS, this won't help you."
     
  6. rhadamanthus

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    From what I read (but readily admit do not understand) this medicine would appear to work on HIV theoretically, but not on AIDS.

    EDIT: Yeah that, ^^^, whatever it is that Rizzy posted. ;)
     
  7. Dairy Ashford

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    What if the virus has infected too many of your cells and then the thing kills all of your cells then do you DIE?
     
  8. raj87

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    Sounds like chemotherapy in that regard.
     
  9. Royals Ego

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    new age penicillin perhaps

    eventually we'll all just die from raging super viruses that's immune to everything, that or nuclear war, or an apocalypse

    isn't there some thing about pharmaceutical companies buying up all the cures and storing the secrets somewhere away from the public... so they can keep people on 'treatment'...
     
  10. DudeWah

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    hello zombie apocalypse
     
  11. thadeus

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    Whoa ... this could be awesome.
     
  12. percicles

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    Woohoo! Unprotected sex from here forth.
     
  13. sbyang

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    Haven't we seen this movie before?
     
  14. Tonaaayyyy

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    I'm sure there is a cure for AIDS already, we just can't afford to make that public.
     
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    Kevin Trudeau agrees with you! :p
     
  16. Yonkers

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    This is really exciting. I'm waiting for the cancer killer. Then we'll have to start worrying about running out of water and other resources instead.
    This would be similar to that Starz show - Torchwood: Miracle day, in which everyone on Earth stops dying.
     
  17. TheRealist137

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    It seems once in a while there will always be articles that talk about some supposed "breakthrough" that could change the landscape but never materializes, hope this isn't one of them.
     
  18. Royals Ego

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    and that reminds me of this trailer I just watched:

    <iframe width="560" height="349" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fdadZ_KrZVw" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
  19. Kam

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    The Cure for HIV is a syringe of concentrated money into the bloodstream.
     
  20. heypartner

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    While they are at it, we need a cure for internet viruses, too, and trolls like OHMSS. You ban them and they just come back in a different form and stronger.
     

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