German Doctor Cures an HIV Patient With a Bone Marrow Transplant 639
reporter writes "HIV is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Until now, HIV has no cure and has led to the deaths of over 25 million people. However, a possible cure has appeared. Dr. Gero Hutter, a brilliant physician in Germany, replaced the bone marrow of an HIV patient with the bone marrow of a donor who has natural immunity to HIV. The new bone marrow in the patient then produced immune-system cells that are immune to HIV. Being unable to hijack any immune cell, the HIV has simply disappeared. The patient has been free of HIV for about 2 years. Some physicians at UCLA have developed a similar therapy and plan to commercialize it."
found the missing second to last step! (Score:5, Funny)
1) Be born with natural HIV immunity.
2) Sell bone marrow to desperate people.
3) Profit!
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:5, Funny)
I'll be really interested to see if this result can be replicated.
I'll be really interested to see if this DONOR can be replicated.
Re:Is it for real this time? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Is it for real this time? (Score:5, Funny)
I am not aware of anything that would require a condom for its movement.
Re:Is it for real this time? (Score:5, Funny)
Over the years, I've witnessed probably 640 articles on a cure for HIV either having been discovered, or very near.
Well, 640 articles should be enough for anyone.
Re:Is it for real this time? (Score:1, Funny)
Mrs. White: He was deranged. He was a lunatic. He didn't seem to like me very much - he had threatened to kill me in public....
Miss Scarlett: Why would he want to kill you in public?
Wadsworth: I think she means he threatened, in public, to kill her.
Re:Nerds everywhere rejoice (Score:4, Funny)
The return of free sex is near!
Yeah, right. When did nerds ever partake of free sex? Not that they didn't want to, but you know ... they were nerds.
Re:Evolution. (Score:2, Funny)
The dude who is immune is clearly a case of evolution. Survival of the fittest.
Unless, by curing HIV, we're putting a halt to the next stage in human evolution. It could be that HIV was intended to trigger a dormant subsection of our genome. Granted, this process would be fatal to the majority of the infected but the survivors would be graced with an extended lifespan, as well as physical and intellectual powers far beyond those of mortal men.
Yeah okay. Good plot for a Sci-Fi Channel Made-for-TV movie, or maybe a Direct-to-DVD production.
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:5, Funny)
Can you throw a little House into that? Like, say autoimmune a few times, maybe "at least it isn't lupus" or something? Amyloidosis?
Re:Use Resources Wisely (Score:3, Funny)
I hope these operations for people who got AIDS by accident. No one who earned AIDS by promiscuous sexual behavior deserves to get these limited resources.
Don't worry. I'm sure God will come up with something even more dastardly to punish them. Maybe it will even involve EDS [csa.gov.uk].
Erm, this is Slashdot (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:2, Funny)
Damn, the guys who are HIV immune must be ecstatic!
They are instantly the most popular people in the bar!
"Yo baby, i have HIV immunity"
Re:Is it for real this time? (Score:5, Funny)
So I recommend you:
a) use condoms
b) don't be promiscuous and pick a partner who isn't promiscuous
c) be abstinent
c) should be easy for most slashdotters
Re:Evolution. (Score:3, Funny)
Yeah okay. Good plot for a Sci-Fi Channel Made-for-TV movie, or maybe a Direct-to-DVD production.
Or a Greg Bear novel. I can't wait for my kids to smell more than kids already do!
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:3, Funny)
Just because Hitler did something doesn't make it bad. I'm sure Hitler ate and drank, but does that make you a nazi when you have breakfast?
Yes, yes it does.
Re:Interesting solution for more bone marrow (Score:3, Funny)
I like it, a GPL-like solution. "By accepting this bone marrow in your body you agree to provide your own copy of bone marrow at least twice on same conditions you have received it."
Hm, sounds sort of ... viral in nature, doesn't it?
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:5, Funny)
You seem confident. Now would you have unprotected sex with an HIV+ person multiple times a week over the course of a year to prove your hypothesis?
I doubt it...
I dunno ... is she really hot?
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:5, Funny)
Just because Hitler did something doesn't make it bad. I'm sure Hitler ate and drank, but does that make you a nazi when you have breakfast?
Only if I'm having Luftwaffles!
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:1, Funny)
As someone who takes 100mg Azathioprine a day, I can verify that my skin is indeed not on fire..
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:1, Funny)
Haven't you ever watched Star Trek (TOS)? Just imagine Spock stating a logical conclusion to a given scenario. You dont have to like it, but it doesnt mean he agrees that it is the best solution - it's just a statement of the outcome as it would occur under a set of given circumstances. I have yet to comprehend why when people dont like a (true) answer.
Maybe it has to do with the fact that people are humans and not vulcans?
Re:Monetization (Score:1, Funny)
>>You'll get just under 192,000 peer-reviewd articles from groups all over the world
Peer-reviewed.
>>You're no better than the creatioists who say that evolution's impossible but have never botheres to get a fcuking clue how it actually works.
Creationists. Fucking.
Re:Monetization (Score:3, Funny)
People have a tendency to make typos when they are upset. The parent poster was understandably upset about the ignorance on display in the grandparent post.
-Mike
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:3, Funny)
Great! So now it's gone from "Will you respect me in the morning?" to "Will you give me a bone marrow transplant in the morning?" I swear! Some women are never satisfied.
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:5, Funny)
I propose we dedicate 100% of GDP to extending the lives of the old and the sick. Now my conscience is clear.
Re:Like to see this replicated (Score:5, Funny)
I dunno ... is she really hot?
Nobody said it would be a she.