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Antibody Discovered To Boost HIV Vaccines
An anonymous reader sends this clip from Scienceblog.com. "Scientists have discovered two potent human antibodies that can stop more than 90 percent of known global HIV strains from infecting human cells in the laboratory, and have demonstrated how one of these disease-fighting proteins accomplishes this feat. ... Research efforts to find individual antibodies that can neutralize HIV strains have been difficult because the virus continuously changes its surface proteins to evade recognition by the immune system. As a consequence of these changes, an enormous number of HIV variants exist worldwide. However, there are a few surface areas that remain nearly constant across all variants of HIV and scientists have now discovered two potent human antibodies that attach to one of these sites and can stop more than 90 percent of known global HIV strains from infecting human cells in the laboratory. ... The researchers also confirmed that VRC01 does not bind to human cells — a characteristic that might otherwise lead to its elimination during immune development, a natural mechanism the body employs to prevent autoimmune disease."
So now we can all start fucking again?
I've abandoned my search for truth; now I'm just looking for some useful delusions.
A creationist would argue that the lord sent AIDS to punish sinners.
A slashdotter who didn't build his own computer is like a Jedi who didn't build his own lightsaber.
"By your logic we'd not use antibiotics at all for anything"
Really? Where in my logic did that conclusion come in? I defy you to point out where I said this treatment shouldn't be used. In your world is pointing out the limitations of a solution the same as saying not to use the solution? What a sad little world you must live in.
A creationist would argue that the lord sent AIDS to punish sinners.
Even though some creationist modded you "flamebait", what you say is true. The fundies, who are also creationists, said over and over again that AIDS was God's judgement on evil homosexuals. The fact that there are straight people with AIDS and children with AIDS who received bad blood transfusions didn't phase their hate-addled brains one bit.
Wollt ihr den totalen Krieg?
What's sad is how impressively you're missing the point.
I did not say this treatment shoudln't be used. I defy you to point out where I did.
You were not personally attacked for pointing out a logical fallacy. You were personally attacked for putting words in my mouth in an attempt to create a logical fallacy. The longer you keep trying to put words in my mouth, the longer I will continue personally attacking you, because you are being an asshat.
I hope I typed this one slowly enough for you to follow along.
The inference was there. If you can't see it, I don't know how to make you see it.
Free Martian Whores!
If you inferred a conclusion from my premises, that's on you. The flawed logic that says "if the long term impact is limited we shouldn't do it" is yours, not mine.
I really can't comprehend the level of intellectual immaturity that wuold lead you to think you ought to be able to "make me see" that my words mean what you want them to mean. For future reference, the only correct response available to you was to admit you misunderstood me and move on.
Sieg hiel?
I hope you are not referring to me, otherwise your reading comprehension is abysmal. I was the one saying it was dumb for a big pharm corp not to make the vaccine just because they won't realize a huge profit. Put down the Chuck P. book and go back and re-read the posts and then tell me who the complaining nitwit really is. Get over yourself.
"But this one goes to 11!"