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11 May 2007 01:59:56 AM |
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Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
This looks very promising!
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Australian scientists directly target cancer cells
Thu May 10, 5:44 AM ET
An Australian biotechnology firm said on Thursday it had developed a
means of delivering anti-cancer drugs directly to cancer cells, which
aims to avoid the debilitating toxicity associated with chemotherapy.
The method uses nanotechnology, which involves micro-machines far
smaller than a human cell.
Direct targeting of chemotherapy drugs would allow dosages thousands of
times lower than that in conventional chemotherapy and be more easily
tolerated by patients, said the firm.
Writing in the May issue of U.S.-based Cancer Cell magazine, the biotech
firm EnGeneIC said it had developed nano-cells containing chemotherapy
drugs.
Via antibodies on their surface, these nano-cells target and latch on to
cancer cells. Once attached, the nano-cell is engulfed and the drug is
released directly inside the cancer cell.
The firm said the bacterially derived nano-cell, called EnGeneIC
delivery vehicles, had proven safe in primate trials and resulted in
significant cancer regression.
It hoped to carry out human trials later in 2007 if it gained approval
from Australian, U.S., European and Japanese regulatory authorities.
"For the first time there is a real possibility that this technology
could lead to the use of multi-drug combinations and eventual
custom-made therapies in cancer patients," research scientist Jennifer
MacDiarmid said in a statement.
"In terms of tumor therapy, most late-stage cancer patients carry tumor
cells that exhibit various forms of drug resistance. Our technology may
provide the first in-vivo (inside an organism) solution to this serious
hurdle."
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070510/ts_nm/australia_cancer_dc;_ylt=AsF6o4
IWWGo5cZcP4p9lvEVZ.3QA
or
http://tinyurl.com/2adkc3
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "GodFearing" |
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| Title: Re: Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
11 May 2007 09:58:57 AM |
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On May 11, 2:59 am, johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
This looks very promising!
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Australian scientists directly target cancer cells
Thu May 10, 5:44 AM ET
An Australian biotechnology firm said on Thursday it had developed a
means of delivering anti-cancer drugs directly to cancer cells, which
aims to avoid the debilitating toxicity associated with chemotherapy.
The method uses nanotechnology, which involves micro-machines far
smaller than a human cell.
Direct targeting of chemotherapy drugs would allow dosages thousands of
times lower than that in conventional chemotherapy and be more easily
tolerated by patients, said the firm.
Writing in the May issue of U.S.-based Cancer Cell magazine, the biotech
firm EnGeneIC said it had developed nano-cells containing chemotherapy
drugs.
Via antibodies on their surface, these nano-cells target and latch on to
cancer cells. Once attached, the nano-cell is engulfed and the drug is
released directly inside the cancer cell.
The firm said the bacterially derived nano-cell, called EnGeneIC
delivery vehicles, had proven safe in primate trials and resulted in
significant cancer regression.
It hoped to carry out human trials later in 2007 if it gained approval
from Australian, U.S., European and Japanese regulatory authorities.
"For the first time there is a real possibility that this technology
could lead to the use of multi-drug combinations and eventual
custom-made therapies in cancer patients," research scientist Jennifer
MacDiarmid said in a statement.
"In terms of tumor therapy, most late-stage cancer patients carry tumor
cells that exhibit various forms of drug resistance. Our technology may
provide the first in-vivo (inside an organism) solution to this serious
hurdle."
---http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070510/ts_nm/australia_cancer_dc;_ylt=As...
IWWGo5cZcP4p9lvEVZ.3QA
or
http://tinyurl.com/2adkc3
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
It sounds like it might be successfull. When will the Religious
Conservatives try to ban it?
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http://www.cafepress.com/bush_doggers?pid=2794571
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
11 May 2007 06:50:44 PM |
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In article <1178895537.635677.39480@u30g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
GodFearing <defendusa2@yahoo.com> wrote:
On May 11, 2:59 am, johac <jhachm...@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
This looks very promising!
---
Australian scientists directly target cancer cells
Thu May 10, 5:44 AM ET
An Australian biotechnology firm said on Thursday it had developed a
means of delivering anti-cancer drugs directly to cancer cells, which
aims to avoid the debilitating toxicity associated with chemotherapy.
The method uses nanotechnology, which involves micro-machines far
smaller than a human cell.
Direct targeting of chemotherapy drugs would allow dosages thousands of
times lower than that in conventional chemotherapy and be more easily
tolerated by patients, said the firm.
Writing in the May issue of U.S.-based Cancer Cell magazine, the biotech
firm EnGeneIC said it had developed nano-cells containing chemotherapy
drugs.
Via antibodies on their surface, these nano-cells target and latch on to
cancer cells. Once attached, the nano-cell is engulfed and the drug is
released directly inside the cancer cell.
The firm said the bacterially derived nano-cell, called EnGeneIC
delivery vehicles, had proven safe in primate trials and resulted in
significant cancer regression.
It hoped to carry out human trials later in 2007 if it gained approval
from Australian, U.S., European and Japanese regulatory authorities.
"For the first time there is a real possibility that this technology
could lead to the use of multi-drug combinations and eventual
custom-made therapies in cancer patients," research scientist Jennifer
MacDiarmid said in a statement.
"In terms of tumor therapy, most late-stage cancer patients carry tumor
cells that exhibit various forms of drug resistance. Our technology may
provide the first in-vivo (inside an organism) solution to this serious
hurdle."
---http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070510/ts_nm/australia_cancer_dc;_ylt=As...
IWWGo5cZcP4p9lvEVZ.3QA
or
http://tinyurl.com/2adkc3
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It sounds like it might be successfull. When will the Religious
Conservatives try to ban it?
I'm sure it's in the works. All that sciencey stuff is work of the
devil, you know.
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http://www.cafepress.com/bush_doggers?pid=2794571
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
11 May 2007 10:06:46 PM |
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On Fri, 11 May 2007 16:50:44 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I'm sure it's in the works. All that sciencey stuff is work of the
devil, you know.
The part that isn't "playing god", anyway - which they'll also try to
ban.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
12 May 2007 02:04:11 AM |
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In article <ioba431gvsusiso4lonmdlpi5u00e3nv44@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2007 16:50:44 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I'm sure it's in the works. All that sciencey stuff is work of the
devil, you know.
The part that isn't "playing god", anyway - which they'll also try to
ban.
Yes. If you get sick, it's just god's plan. Since they all want to go to
heaven and hang out with their Jesus, I wonder why fundies get medical
attention at all. Why delay their big day?
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
12 May 2007 07:48:31 PM |
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On Sat, 12 May 2007 00:04:11 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <ioba431gvsusiso4lonmdlpi5u00e3nv44@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2007 16:50:44 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I'm sure it's in the works. All that sciencey stuff is work of the
devil, you know.
The part that isn't "playing god", anyway - which they'll also try to
ban.
Yes. If you get sick, it's just god's plan. Since they all want to go to
heaven and hang out with their Jesus, I wonder why fundies get medical
attention at all. Why delay their big day?
Same reason they cry when another Christian goes to heaven. It's not
jealousy, it's the fact that they don't really believe the crap they
spew. Very few of them are insane enough to actually believe it.
(Read Mark Earnest's posts for an example.)
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
12 May 2007 11:36:55 PM |
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In article <e0oc43hkltgpg2mmvoemqv5baq3cuhdveh@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2007 00:04:11 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <ioba431gvsusiso4lonmdlpi5u00e3nv44@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2007 16:50:44 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
I'm sure it's in the works. All that sciencey stuff is work of the
devil, you know.
The part that isn't "playing god", anyway - which they'll also try to
ban.
Yes. If you get sick, it's just god's plan. Since they all want to go to
heaven and hang out with their Jesus, I wonder why fundies get medical
attention at all. Why delay their big day?
Same reason they cry when another Christian goes to heaven. It's not
jealousy, it's the fact that they don't really believe the crap they
spew. Very few of them are insane enough to actually believe it.
(Read Mark Earnest's posts for an example.)
True. Or at least they doubt it enough to make them uneasy. They always
try to console each other with things like "He/she's in a better place",
but if that were true, why the tears? Of course they never say so and so
was a skunk and is probably tortured in Hell, even if the person was a
great 'sinner'. I think it's a case of wishful thinking.
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
13 May 2007 03:56:34 PM |
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On Sat, 12 May 2007 21:36:55 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
but if that were true, why the tears? Of course they never say so and so
was a skunk and is probably tortured in Hell, even if the person was a
great 'sinner'. I think it's a case of wishful thinking.
Wishful personal thinking - "If I don't believe that he's in heaven,
how can I believe that I'll go to heaven when I die"? IOW, irrational
terror, perpetrated by the largest, and longest-lived, international
terrorist organization ever - organized religion..
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
13 May 2007 05:27:31 PM |
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In article <9pue431rkc6fov6akbbhanr2luef9jl5iv@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2007 21:36:55 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
but if that were true, why the tears? Of course they never say so and so
was a skunk and is probably tortured in Hell, even if the person was a
great 'sinner'. I think it's a case of wishful thinking.
Wishful personal thinking - "If I don't believe that he's in heaven,
how can I believe that I'll go to heaven when I die"? IOW, irrational
terror, perpetrated by the largest, and longest-lived, international
terrorist organization ever - organized religion..
Agreed. "Obey us or be tortured forever in Hell." is a powerful threat
to the gullible. It's a form of blackmail really.
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
13 May 2007 10:45:41 PM |
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On Sun, 13 May 2007 15:27:31 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <9pue431rkc6fov6akbbhanr2luef9jl5iv@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2007 21:36:55 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
but if that were true, why the tears? Of course they never say so and so
was a skunk and is probably tortured in Hell, even if the person was a
great 'sinner'. I think it's a case of wishful thinking.
Wishful personal thinking - "If I don't believe that he's in heaven,
how can I believe that I'll go to heaven when I die"? IOW, irrational
terror, perpetrated by the largest, and longest-lived, international
terrorist organization ever - organized religion..
Agreed. "Obey us or be tortured forever in Hell." is a powerful threat
to the gullible. It's a form of blackmail really.
That's all most religion has ever been - give me part of the food you
find/hint/scavenge or the gods will do something bad to you. Give me
the prettiest woman or the gods will do something bad to you. Give me
the warmest part of the cave in the winter, and the coolest part in
the summer, or the gods will do something bad to you. Leave the
fatted calf on the altar (for me to eat when you aren't watching) or
the gods will do something bad to you.
Let us invade your country and tell you how to live or our god
(gunpowder) will do something bad to you.
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| User: "johac" |
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| Title: Re: Nanotechnology used to target cancer cells |
14 May 2007 05:03:32 PM |
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In article <slmf439kdpra0p7ukev3hho3770o62ej8b@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Sun, 13 May 2007 15:27:31 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
In article <9pue431rkc6fov6akbbhanr2luef9jl5iv@4ax.com>,
Al Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid> wrote:
On Sat, 12 May 2007 21:36:55 -0700, johac
<jhachmann@remove.sbcglobal.net> wrote:
but if that were true, why the tears? Of course they never say so and so
was a skunk and is probably tortured in Hell, even if the person was a
great 'sinner'. I think it's a case of wishful thinking.
Wishful personal thinking - "If I don't believe that he's in heaven,
how can I believe that I'll go to heaven when I die"? IOW, irrational
terror, perpetrated by the largest, and longest-lived, international
terrorist organization ever - organized religion..
Agreed. "Obey us or be tortured forever in Hell." is a powerful threat
to the gullible. It's a form of blackmail really.
That's all most religion has ever been - give me part of the food you
find/hint/scavenge or the gods will do something bad to you. Give me
the prettiest woman or the gods will do something bad to you. Give me
the warmest part of the cave in the winter, and the coolest part in
the summer, or the gods will do something bad to you. Leave the
fatted calf on the altar (for me to eat when you aren't watching) or
the gods will do something bad to you.
Reminds me of a comment I read by some wise guy Medieval writer. He
claimed the even in times of famine, no one ever saw a skinny priest.
Let us invade your country and tell you how to live or our god
(gunpowder) will do something bad to you.
George Bush's religion.
--
John #1782
"We should always be disposed to believe that which appears to us to be
white is really black, if the hierarchy of the church so decides."
- Saint Ignatius Loyola (1491-1556) Founder of the Jesuit Order.
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