tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post1574429393299384750..comments2024-03-21T18:54:06.548-07:00Comments on Old Enough to Know Better: You Got to Love the InternetSteve Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-71331911187318937882011-10-03T07:04:17.013-07:002011-10-03T07:04:17.013-07:00"jacketed ad hominem rounds" wins. And c..."jacketed ad hominem rounds" wins. And consider the source that your e-adversary, someone who supposedly knows how to employ "a priori" correctly, can't form the contraction of "you are."Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856998995555375422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-32069154074838103182011-09-29T09:12:41.178-07:002011-09-29T09:12:41.178-07:00Another interesting line of attack, Bill. The arti...Another interesting line of attack, Bill. The article is careful to qualify its claims -- pointing out that they aren't sure if the provoked immune response will be theraputically-effecitve before it gets into "what it?"<br /><br />Scientists are generally quick to qualify their claims until they have replicable proof. "Could possibly," "might," "hope ..." and this is a good thing. <br /><br />Good journalists pay attention to what gets said, but they tend to jump to unwarranted conclusions. And I don't think I've ever read an interview they've done with me that didn't get at least one thing wrong. Even one letter mis-heard can screw it up: "Japanese" is the not the same as "Javanese ..."<br /><br />Believe half of what you see and none of what you read, and that includes this ...Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-37589372869718582212011-09-28T16:21:12.755-07:002011-09-28T16:21:12.755-07:00I do not disagree with what you have written but h...I do not disagree with what you have written but have you seen the <br />english telegraph today article?<br /><br /><br /><br />http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/8794846/Vaccine-could-reduce-HIV-to-minor-infection.html<br /><br />This a little hard to forward from Lethbridge Alberta on this new computer. Nothing works the the same.<br /><br />You should see the RR bridge here. Very long very tall.<br /><br />Bill WBill Wnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-63423272474113455452011-09-28T04:21:30.333-07:002011-09-28T04:21:30.333-07:00Opinions are like buttocks, only those which are w...Opinions are like buttocks, only those which are well-formed should be shown in public.William Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12502301143571036363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-40440525015793384712011-09-27T19:03:32.187-07:002011-09-27T19:03:32.187-07:00Part of the problem is that we've failed to te...Part of the problem is that we've failed to teach generations of students the truth about science and the scientific method. They watch science fiction and interpret it as science fact because they saw it on tv or in a movie. But then we've gone on and told everyone that they're opinion, even if based on nothing but their belief, is valid. And reinforced that when we glorify a celebrity's uninformed, and often ignorant, opinion. (See the recent accusation of racism against Herman Caine because he dares think that we don't need another 4 years of Barrack Obama in the White House.)<br /><br />Shoot, people will bitch if you use the word "ignorant" properly...Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15393212692342514984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-27897310085601305462011-09-27T15:04:47.528-07:002011-09-27T15:04:47.528-07:00I read the NEJOM article and this is indeed fascin...I read the NEJOM article and this is indeed fascinating, at least in this one patient. <br /><br />THe matching problems and infrequency of the mutation probably render this treatment moot for any kind of broad application, but it's another of those interesting roads in HIV research.Steve Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12079658447270792228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29640480.post-45790922964981336172011-09-27T13:42:51.283-07:002011-09-27T13:42:51.283-07:00Steve,
Not that it matters too much to your point...Steve,<br /><br />Not that it matters too much to your point above, as it's a completely different process, but there *is* a (so far) proven cure for AIDS (and HIV - I hate it when people don't differentiate). It was covered briefly in 2008, and it has just recently gotten more news coverage. That said, it's not easy or cheap, and it's arguably not even practical - but it does work.<br /><br />The cure is actually quite simple to describe: a bone marrow transplant from someone with the CCR5-Δ32 deletion mutation. Of course, the problem is that while it is easy to talk about, a bone marrow transplant is anything but simple or safe to do.<br /><br />There is only one public case so far, but it is quite interesting. The man's name is Timothy Brown - his case has been covered by multiple medical journals, most recently "Blood".Lokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18406257117259929618noreply@blogger.com