Posted by
timothy
on from the that-must-have-been-a-bitch dept.
Manwe's Herald writes "The first draft of the dog genome sequence has been deposited into free public databases for use by biomedical and veterinary researchers around the globe, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), announced today."
Is allergy relief in sight?
by
boredman
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Oh, I wish I could have a dog. I love 'em. The only problem is that I'm horribly allergic to them. I break out in hives, my throat closes up, the works.
I hope we will eventually be able isolate the allergen, find the sequence that codes for it (assuming it is a protein), and alter it such that it doesn't adversely affect the dog's health and keeps people like me from having horrible reactions to them.
Re:Is allergy relief in sight?
by
amide_one
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Not to sound unsympathetic, but why should dogs be changed (genetically modified, presumably) for the sake of your sinuses? Especially when the protein(s) that bother different people might be completely different?
I'd rather hope for the protein to be identified, as you said, and then for some sort of medicine created that specifically binds to that protein and blocks your immune response. Repeat for cats, plants, whatever else people are allergic to, you've got a nice allergy spray that really really works.
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Oh, I wish I could have a dog. I love 'em. The only problem is that I'm horribly allergic to them. I break out in hives, my throat closes up, the works.
I hope we will eventually be able isolate the allergen, find the sequence that codes for it (assuming it is a protein), and alter it such that it doesn't adversely affect the dog's health and keeps people like me from having horrible reactions to them.