2010-12-15, 10:47 AM
It really doesn't sound like that big of a discovery.
1. Kill most of the bad cells in X's body. (Chemotherapy part)
2. Give X new cells from someone who's cells are resistant to HIV.
2.1. And of course eventually the new cells will help kill off the rest of the bad cells, not to mention rebuild the immune system he lost from Chemo.
As I said, that looks like basic logic. And I don't think it's that special since there was a limit to the number of resistant cells to give to the guy. If they could reproduce more of those resistant cells then maybe it's a good discovery. Until then, good luck finding another special donor.
1. Kill most of the bad cells in X's body. (Chemotherapy part)
2. Give X new cells from someone who's cells are resistant to HIV.
2.1. And of course eventually the new cells will help kill off the rest of the bad cells, not to mention rebuild the immune system he lost from Chemo.
As I said, that looks like basic logic. And I don't think it's that special since there was a limit to the number of resistant cells to give to the guy. If they could reproduce more of those resistant cells then maybe it's a good discovery. Until then, good luck finding another special donor.