Comments | zeitgeistic: Writer's Block: AIDS Walk & Jordan Brown

zeitgeistic

Writer's Block: AIDS Walk & Jordan Brown

Jul 20, 2011 23:17

is this real life?, newsworthy, activism, writer's block

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n_isfor_neville July 21 2011, 03:46:33 UTC

I remember reading something about stem cells working on one person too. I'd look it up but I'm on the iPod touch now and it's slow.

zeitgeistic July 26 2011, 01:32:24 UTC

Yes, I think this was the same thing--marrow stem cells, I think. They say it's not a cure for all, but it's pretty exciting anyway!

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zeitgeistic July 26 2011, 01:33:37 UTC

Well what did you find from PubMed? :P I think it's really interesting that a gene could have mutated from the plague and can now ward off HIV. I hope they find a way to apply this more universally.

ex_38621 July 21 2011, 10:33:33 UTC

I signed the petition. It's definitely not right what's going on there.
Also,that is amazing news about the guy that was cured from AIDS. I didn't know that either,about the gene mutation.

zeitgeistic July 26 2011, 01:34:12 UTC

Thank you!

And isn't that amazing?

n_isfor_neville July 21 2011, 12:13:42 UTC

http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2010-12/german-doctors-think-theyve-accidentally-cured-patients-hiv-stem-cell-transplant

Link to the article I was talking about.

Also, I watched the video about the boy's case and it seems incredibly weak. Regardless, it makes no sense that the judge ruled to try the boy as an adult because he has not confessed, and therefore has no remorse. What happened to guilty until proven innocent? That's just ridiculous. I have to wonder how that judge got his job, because he obviously doesn't understand the constitution.

zeitgeistic July 26 2011, 01:35:01 UTC

The case is definitely weak, but that doesn't mean they won't get away with it. It makes me so sad to hear about things like this.

Thanks for the link, I'm reading it now!