[Texascavers] Research on stricken bats may help AIDS fight
That news item is a typical attempt by a scientist to attach his pet project to some other popular and hopefully well-funded goal. (You've no doubt noticed that every other biological discovery is a possible cure for cancer.) AIDS deaths are not caused by the immune system going berserk, but by its eventually being destroyed by the HIV. Some diseases are made worse by immune-overreaction, though. Is it even true that deaths from WNS are caused by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome? The description in the news item doesn't sound much like what is actually observed, but then press releases are usually written by some publicist who doesn't know anything about the subject. -- Mixon A chicken is the egg's way of making another egg. You may reply to the address this message came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu AMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org or sa...@amcs-pubs.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Research on stricken bats may help AIDS fight
That news item is a typical attempt by a scientist to attach his pet project to some other popular and hopefully well-funded goal. (You've no doubt noticed that every other biological discovery is a possible cure for cancer.) AIDS deaths are not caused by the immune system going berserk, but by its eventually being destroyed by the HIV. Some diseases are made worse by immune-overreaction, though. Is it even true that deaths from WNS are caused by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome? The description in the news item doesn't sound much like what is actually observed, but then press releases are usually written by some publicist who doesn't know anything about the subject. -- Mixon A chicken is the egg's way of making another egg. You may reply to the address this message came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu AMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org or sa...@amcs-pubs.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
[Texascavers] Research on stricken bats may help AIDS fight
That news item is a typical attempt by a scientist to attach his pet project to some other popular and hopefully well-funded goal. (You've no doubt noticed that every other biological discovery is a possible cure for cancer.) AIDS deaths are not caused by the immune system going berserk, but by its eventually being destroyed by the HIV. Some diseases are made worse by immune-overreaction, though. Is it even true that deaths from WNS are caused by immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome? The description in the news item doesn't sound much like what is actually observed, but then press releases are usually written by some publicist who doesn't know anything about the subject. -- Mixon A chicken is the egg's way of making another egg. You may reply to the address this message came from, but for long-term use, save: Personal: bmi...@alumni.uchicago.edu AMCS: edi...@amcs-pubs.org or sa...@amcs-pubs.org - Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com
