Hidden Benefits of the Plague
The persistent epidemics of hemorrhagic fever that struck Europe during the Middle Ages provided the selection pressures that have made 10 percent of Europeans resistant to HIV infection, according to a UK study.
I can't say I understood much of this but I think it's supposed to be some kind of good news. "Selection Pressure"...doesn't that sound a little creepy?
posted by Presley Bennett @ 3/10/2005
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3 Comments:
I fixed the link but you had it right I think. I'm thinking the cure (plague) might kill more people than the disease (AIDS) its meant to address. And I have the impression it might take several centuries for the benefit to accrue.
yeah... you're thinking, though, and that's good.
I read somewhere that HIV can be genetically modified to destroy cancer cells.
here it is
http://www.wired.com/news/medtech/0,1286,66579,00.html?tw=wn_1techhead
Fight fire with fire, hey?
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