Wow. Maybe we can do something useful after all

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:21 am

Putting science to good use

Mark · Post by **Mark** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:23 am

Wouldn't that be something?

Nickswitz · Post by **Nickswitz** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 12:27 am

That would be an interesting development indeed.

RK_Striker_JK_5 · Post by **RK_Striker_JK_5** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:32 am

Quite nice, there.

Monroe · Post by **Monroe** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 3:29 am

I'm skeptical. This is like the 6th 'cure' discovered in 10 years. Each one turns out to be unpromissing.

Post by **Tsukiyumi** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 1:35 pm

Call me cynical, but I have the distinct feeling that drug manufacturers are enjoying the extreme profits from treating diseases like AIDS too much to put any serious effort into cures. Hopefully some independant research will find the answer.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 5:55 pm

I'll wait 'till something good actualy comes of it to start jumping for joy, but it sure as hell is good news.

Post by **IanKennedy** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 6:36 pm

Drug companies don't usually do this sort of research, universities do. The drug companies usually take over once the science is sorted. This guy works for the University of California, San Francisco. There's no conspiracy in these things it's just that this sort of thing take time to turn into something useful. 5 to 10 years is not unusual to turn a discovery like this into something real. It's a truly interesting article though.

Post by **Mikey** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 11:42 pm

Ian - is this related to the beta-cell implantation experiments going on currently?

Post by **IanKennedy** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 9:18 pm

Mikey wrote:Ian - is this related to the beta-cell implantation experiments going on currently?

This isn't completely, but it's typical of such things. There used to be a science program on the BBC, called Tomorrows World, it used to show new tech and talk a bit about the way it worked. People used to complain all the time the the stuff in it never made it into real life. A lot of it did, it just took a lot longer than people expected.

Post by **Mikey** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 10:51 pm

I know about the processes and time frames involved in going from research to production; I was referring to the research itself.

Post by **IanKennedy** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:10 pm

In that case, no I don't think so I fairly sure this is AIDS research.

Sionnach Glic · Post by **Sionnach Glic** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 4:12 pm

A lot of it did, it just took a lot longer than people expected.

It also ended up looking quite different to what people expected, too.

Post by **Mikey** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:00 pm

IanKennedy wrote:In that case, no I don't think so I fairly sure this is AIDS research.

Yes, I know this is HIV research - I meant the underlying idea of implanting something to produce a desired component, whether that component is an antibody or a beta cell.

Post by **IanKennedy** » Mon Sep 08, 2008 8:10 pm

I don't think they're related in any particular way, but obviously people learn from what others do.

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