Sugar for AIDS – A simple solution for a complex problem?
Study of a rare genetic disease has shown some promise for a safe and low-cost remedy for the HIV/AIDS problem. Scientists at Meharry Medical College School of Medicine has found that cells affected by Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC) are unable to release HIV, suggesting these cells would not spread the virus. Niemann-Pick Type C or [...]
Posted at 7:33 pm on July 5, 2009 | Comments Off | Filed Under: Medical science, Science and Society | Tagged: AIDS, Cyclodextrin, Genetic disease, HIV, Medicine, NPC, Science | read on
The other side of the Black Veil
When my eyes stuck to the news feed on Twitter I felt sad but not surprised. A young man from Bangalore, who was working there as an IT professional, took his own life. Another case of a young man, I thought, who could not take the stress of being laid off. This is nothing very [...]
Posted at 8:30 pm on June 19, 2009 | Comments Off | Filed Under: Existential questions, General comments | Tagged: Cell biology, Death, Genetics, Human civilization, Life, Metaphysics, Molecular biology, Spiritualism | read on
