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Monday 6 June 2011

Pioneering Research on Hold and Werewolves... kinda

HELLO!

After such a great response from the previous article on stem cell research i decided to feature another story on topical medicine aswell as some other reports.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-13643267
Research into a gene therapy cure for cystic fibrosis has been halted due to a public funding shortfall attributed to the economic downturn. The UK CF Gene Therapy Consortium have spent the last 10 years working on a treatment for the disease and were hoping to begin a trial later this summer yet despite being shortlisted for the a prestigous medical innovation award by the MFIA the team led by Prof' Eric Alton say the earliest we can expect the trials to now get underway will be next March at the earliest.


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You need a large critical mass of people doing the research, getting scientists and doctors working as a team, recruiting patients and making the material for the trial. It's been a decade of effort. No one else is capable of doing it. It is completely unique. ”
Professor Eric AltonUK CF Gene Therapy Consortium
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1394657/Scientists-discover-werewolf-gene-spell-end-baldness.html?ito=feeds-newsxmlScientists from the University of Southern California have potential found a cure for the balding. The "werewolf" gene which causes hair to grow all over the body including the face has been found and scientists are claiming that the discovery could lead to a remedy for baldness. Research has now begun into developing drugs capable of triggering a genetic mutation to "turn on" this typically genetic disorder.
Couldnt find a werewolf song so this will have to do:

 

20 comments:

  1. But when will they find a cure for lycanthropy?

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  2. The werewolf gene is what the Beast from Xmen has!

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  3. hell yeah, finally chest hair ;)

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  4. Bald men are celebrating everywhere.

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  5. Good work on this post, thanks! following!

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  6. thx for another great post, I like that video too

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  7. Really enjoyed the video. Great post.

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  8. I think you are better than most mmmm

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  9. I want to turn mine off to stop the hair on my back from growing in....

    ooops was that TMI?

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  10. Both amusing and informative, I like your style.

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  11. Werewolves on London would have worked!

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  12. interesting article, and i hate that tune!

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  13. I read the post about the 'werewolf gene' on a dutch news site, quite interesting!

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  14. I really like that song ":P

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  15. The first article was sad, but the second one made me lol. Imagine if the gene wasn't properly implemented - I feel sorry for any test volunteers!

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  16. it really sucks that cure for cystic fibrosis will be delayed for economic reasons... people will continue to die from it regardless of the downturn

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  17. A friend of mine deals with balding, I would tell him they found the cure, but I would first have to tell him he is balding.

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