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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCanadian researcher thwarts Ebola virus, Conservative gov't to cut his funding
Conservative idiots are conservative idiots, whether north or south of the 49th parallel.
The good news:
In an article published Wednesday in Science and Translational Medicine, Gary Kobinger and several others outline the cocktail of antibodies they used to treat macaque monkeys infected with the most lethal strain of Ebola virus. All the macaques treated 24 hours after infection recovered, as did half of those treated after 48 hours.
Its big news for a notorious virus, which can kill up to nine of every 10 humans infected (the most virulent strains of flu, by comparison, kill about five of every hundred infected). Up until now, the best treatment was only good for less than an hour after exposure.
Its big news for a notorious virus, which can kill up to nine of every 10 humans infected (the most virulent strains of flu, by comparison, kill about five of every hundred infected). Up until now, the best treatment was only good for less than an hour after exposure.
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/canadian-researchers-thwart-ebola-virus/article4258104/
And the (probably) bad news:
The Department of National Defence has funded much of his research so far, but has indicated in this years budget it may cut back on anything except but Arctic security and cybersecurity.
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Canadian researcher thwarts Ebola virus, Conservative gov't to cut his funding (Original Post)
Lucy Goosey
Jun 2012
OP
catbyte
(34,423 posts)1. That's too bad
I don't think people are going to take diseases like this seriously until they get an outbreak in Iowa--which probably isn't too far away given how many tropical diseases are migrating northward due to climate change. Oh, I forgot, climate change is a myth. Riiiiiiiight.
Diane
Anishinaabe in MI & mom to Leo, Taz & Nigel, members of Dogs Against Romney, Cat Division
"Dogs Arent Luggage--HISS!
rurallib
(62,433 posts)2. the Arctic has oil underneath it. If Kobinger had oil underneath him
he would get money.
Lucy Goosey
(2,940 posts)3. Yup, that's about right...
...never mind that Kobinger is potentially saving lives, that's not worth anything compared to oil.