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Diabetes "Cured" In Mice With Virus Therapy

Posted by timothy on from the please-trick-my-brain-into-acting-like-a-brain dept.

phlack writes "Scientists at Baylor College of Medicine have found a way to treat diabetes in mice by using a virus (with the harmful genes removed) to trick the liver into working as a pancreas. This is still a ways away from working in humans, but it's progress, at least. Info can be found at Guardian and Science Daily."

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  1. Now by GigsVT · · Score: 4, Funny

    All the need to do is invent another virus that makes some other organ function as a liver!

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    1. Re:Now by unperson · · Score: 4, Funny

      All the need to do is invent another virus that makes some other organ function as a liver!

      I second that! But I see a vicious cycle occuring...

      1. Drink alcohol. Liver goes out. Virus ingested to cause pancreas to function as liver.

      2. Pancreas begins functioning as liver. Now we have

      Pancreas = Pancreas + Liver

      The extra workload causes pancreas to fail.

      3. Virus #2 must be invented.

      Appendix = Appendix + Pancreas + Liver.

      ...and we all know that the appendix is a good-for-nothing, organ.

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      n. Head stuck in climate controlled jar ala Futurama (esp. season 1)...

      The future is now!

    2. Re:Now by L.+VeGas · · Score: 4, Funny

      Nah, I need something to keep my dick from acting as my brain.

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    3. Re:Now by belroth · · Score: 3, Funny
      Nah, I need something to keep my dick from acting as my brain.
      Get married!
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  2. Re:As a diabetic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    ah screw it, I can't seem to express this thought coherently.

    Yeah, but let's click submit anyway. Moron.

  3. Re:As a diabetic by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny
    (Why am I even bothering to talk to an AC? Fuck, I must be bored.)

    Yeah, but let's click submit anyway. Moron.