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Cure For Radiation Sickness Found?

Posted by kdawson on from the since-my-fallout-with-you dept.

Summit writes "A scientist has claimed to have discovered a radioprotectant that all but eliminates acute radiation sickness even in cases of lethal doses of radiation in tests on rats and monkeys, when injected up to 72 hours after exposure. They also claim the drug, a protein, has no observed negative effects in humans. They have not irradiated any people just yet, but if this turns out to be true, it could mean everything from curing cancer to making manned interplanetary space expeditions feasible... not to mention treatment for radiation exposures in nuclear/radiological accidents/attacks. If this drug works, it would mean a true breakthrough as past experiments with radioprotectants were not particularly promising in any respect." The only source for the story at this time is an exclusive in YNet News, a site with the subtitle "Israel At Your Fingertips." Such a radioprotectant would be huge news for Israel. Make of it what you will.

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  1. OMG! by Flea+of+Pain · · Score: 5, Funny

    Finally I can get my hands on some sweet, sweet, Radaway!

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    1. Re:OMG! by EnterDaMatrix · · Score: 2, Funny

      Now we just need Rad-X

    2. Re:OMG! by TuaAmin13 · · Score: 2, Funny

      Actually, I want some Nuka-cola. I mean, it's still consumable after 200 years in a barren wasteland.

    3. Re:OMG! by TinBromide · · Score: 4, Funny

      In a game that lets you consume mutant rat meat, I think that the 200 years in a barren wasteland has influenced the definition of "consumable."

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    4. Re:OMG! by maxwell+demon · · Score: 2, Funny

      No, they'll be replaced by nucleolytes.

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    5. Re:OMG! by Blakey+Rat · · Score: 3, Funny

      Don't forget the human flesh some ghouls carry. +25 HP but only +2 radiation! SCORE!

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    6. Re:OMG! by 2names · · Score: 2, Funny

      Now I just need some Spandex.

      Ok, here ya go...

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  2. That's silly by Minwee · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why bother with miracle drugs when all you need to protect yourself from radiation is to duck underneath a flimsy wooden desk and cover your head with your hands?

    1. Re:That's silly by arndawg · · Score: 5, Funny

      I was under the impression that fridgerators was the way to go.

    2. Re:That's silly by haifastudent · · Score: 2, Funny

      umm. i meant refrigerators ..

      Why? Fridgerators work fine, too. Refrigerators are great for frigerating once-friged food, but for the fresh stuff, you really need a full-capacity fridgerator.

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  3. Re:I need a car analogy... by Shatrat · · Score: 2, Funny

    This sounds like trying to fix a fading/cracked dashboard with a fuel additive.

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  4. Re:Finally by Dolohov · · Score: 4, Funny

    Dude, no! Now you need it more than ever, because they're not afraid of accidentally irradiating your brain while they read your thoughts!

  5. Re:I need a car analogy... by Em+Emalb · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hmmm.

    But my muffler flaps help me get an additional 207 stone to the pint highway miles.

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  6. Another success for VaulTec! by Drakkenmensch · · Score: 2, Funny

    With Rad-Away ready for store shelves, Stimpacks, BuffOut and Jet are on the way to phase 3 trials.

  7. awesome! by hesaigo999ca · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now i'll be able to get bitten by as many radioactive spiders with no worries!

  8. Re:YNet isn't the only one who's picked it up.. by Goffee71 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Sorry for the off-topic but...
    the BBC story doesn't have that lovely lady in the advert for the Daily Maccabiah (hope y'all can see it). All radiation stories should be full of such bountifulness.

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  9. Re:I need a car analogy... by UID30 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Can you translate that into rods/hogshead for me?

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  10. Re:I need a car analogy... by weicco · · Score: 4, Funny

    God kills kitten everytime you RTFA

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  11. Re:I doubt it... by Professor_UNIX · · Score: 5, Funny

    Apparently the only side-effect are that it susceptible to turning into an airborne virus and it turns you into a rabid vampire-like creature that is sensitive to sunlight and likes to feed on humans. :-(

  12. Re:YNet isn't the only one who's picked it up.. by T+Murphy · · Score: 4, Funny

    So you're saying in all those movies they're just saying things like, "Look out! It's the Sunday Gazette!", and proceed to be trampled by the business section?

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  13. Re:YNet isn't the only one who's picked it up.. by nog_lorp · · Score: 2, Funny

    That Sunday Gazette isn't nearly as scary as the dreaded Gazebo...

  14. Re:American? by Nethead · · Score: 3, Funny

    Then jbeale53 is making a pass at you.

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