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- Ezrayan, on 07/17/2009, -0/+10suck it AIDS!
- LordStryker, on 07/17/2009, -1/+10This one's published. And in 'Science' too... Dugg for this not being just another "we found!" announcements without anything to show for it.
- badgerfight, on 07/17/2009, -0/+8I'm really excited for 20 years from now when this is applicable
- chooochooo, on 07/17/2009, -0/+7That's very interesting and very useful. But for some reason with every good thing there is some kinda bad effect... I hope I'm wrong about this. But we'll see how things work few years from now.
- acehorne, on 07/17/2009, -0/+5Important discovery. However to those who think this is the lead to better vaccines overall or even cures, it is not the discovery to cure all. This seems to only be involved with the Th2 type response. There are plenty of other diseases in which a Th2 type response is not very effective (such as ones involving intracellular pathogens), though any breakthrough involving the basic understanding of triggereing immunologic responses is great.
- MooseOfReason, on 07/17/2009, -0/+5I hope the gene that triggers proper spelling is DISCOVERD.
- kierfish, on 07/17/2009, -0/+4amazing! hopefully this will lead to a successful solution to HIV/AIDS
- roseap, on 07/17/2009, -0/+3Just heard an interview on NPR about this... not only did they find the gene that turns on the autoimmune response, but they found one that turns it off (which could bring us close to a cure, or at least a highly effective treatment, for arthritis). A huge find!
- gdha, on 07/17/2009, -0/+2Amazing discovery!
- chriswastaken, on 10/27/2009, -0/+2Digg saves us again.
- kd1s, on 07/18/2009, -0/+1Interesting that if you turn off the gene CD4 cells become more numerous. I would imagine this has impact on he HIV front since HIV tends to decrease the overall number of CD4 cells.
- bicyclethief, on 07/17/2009, -0/+1What he said.
- Sporky023, on 07/17/2009, -0/+1I heard the same NPR story. The professor who described the role of the genes and the corresponding antibodies was impressive. He really spoke well and was able to explain the concepts very simply and clearly.
I also like how he used software analogies to talk about the relationship between the various control systems.
What was that guy's name again? - roseap, on 07/17/2009, -0/+1Shane Crotty...
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?story ...
:) - Sporky023, on 07/17/2009, -0/+1They discovered two genes - one that turns the system on, the other off
- InfamousLegato, on 07/17/2009, -1/+1Discovered*
- rootwitch, on 07/17/2009, -3/+2Science, schmience
- OMnicient, on 07/17/2009, -5/+2When do we find out how to tell it to turn on specific antibodies, or even "designer antibodies"? If all it does is turn stuff off...
- mysticalone, on 07/17/2009, -5/+2Hello Digg, you may know me, mysticalone, that annoying guy. I've got this rash and the doctor says I have a couple of months....
- jMichaelEdwards, on 07/17/2009, -7/+2very interesting!
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