Crocodile Blood Kills HIV - WTF?!

[jackshoegazer]

Crocodile Blood May Yield Powerful New Drugs



Tue Aug 16,10:33 AM ET

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antimicrobial drugs for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills HIV.

I always assumed a cure would be found eventually, but never did I imagine that this would be the source!

Comments

[book-of-lies777.livejournal.com]

um......... all viruses are incurable, right? They can even infect bacteria.

How about finding a cure for heart disease or cancer, things that destroy WAAAYYY many more lives and can possibly BE cured.

Nobody is walking down the street and suddenly develops HIV - it's contracted by IRRESPONSIBLE ACTION, newborns not included, of course.

[antarcticlust.livejournal.com]

That's probably true in developed nations, but in Africa and now India and other parts of Asia it's becoming a much more ubiquitous risk. And you can develop antibodies to viruses, so yes- they are curable.

[jackshoegazer.livejournal.com]

Why pick and choose? Let's cure EVERYTHING!