Single Shot Kills Leukemia?

[Eskimo]

Depends on the disease. It might cure the leukemia and give you HIV. I'd rather die of leukemia.

That's not quite right. I don't think it has the inner genetics of the HIV virus. I suspect it uses the outer shell of the HIV virus to gain access to lymphocytes. Then it probably is delivering some sort of genetic therapy that kills the lymphocytes with leukemia but spares the healthy lymphocytes.

 

[VietCowboy]

That's not quite right. I don't think it has the inner genetics of the HIV virus. I suspect it uses the outer shell of the HIV virus to gain access to lymphocytes. Then it probably is delivering some sort of genetic therapy that kills the lymphocytes with leukemia but spares the healthy lymphocytes.

I wish we could make Natural Killer cells that could just attack any and all cancerous cells.

 

[Eskimo]

I wish we could make Natural Killer cells that could just attack any and all cancerous cells.

The problem with Natural Killer cells is that they have a limited ability to recognize invaders. Thus they aren't useful against cancer cells which are basically part of yourself gone awry.

 

[Eskimo]

I always like reading your posts. I wanted to ask you a few medical questions if you don't mind.

You can always try me through PM.

 

[CliffnDallas]

So would a bullet to the head.

 

[Temo]