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Malaria is apparently a parasite that travels through the spit of specific mosquitoes and once inside the human body, completely reeks havoc causing a wide range of symptoms even ending in death in some cases. When we look at its method for infecting the body it mirrors that of viruses and bacteria - enter cell replicate burst through cell, rinse and repeat. One thing that I noticed when looking at WHY a parasite vaccine is not as simple as antibiotics when parasites are essentially single called organisms( please correct me if this is wrong but I thought they were plasmodium.) isn't it easy to do what we have always done with bacteria: target cell membrane, burst the cell and rinse and repeat? Talk about the nature of a parasite and what about them is really different to our mode of attack in the form of vaccines from other pathogens!

I have learned that one big reason cancer cells cause problems is because along with crowding out space for normal cells. They steal nutrients and resources like water oxygen glucose and every other molecule needed for cell growth through angiogenesis. What if we were able to "starve," our cancer cells (this is where I would don't have a specific mechanism). Preventing them from having resources to be able to divide uncontrollably - it takes energy. Cool. Let's pull the plug on their source and let it naturally recede.

First off I would like to say that all you scientists are amazing. Your knowledge in the field is inspirational bc those up and coming want to be like you and just understand this block we call earth! I was looking at the mechanism of action for a retrovirus. Specifically HIV. When it enters the cell, it immediately unpacks and enzymes begin to reverse transcribe RNA to DNA. After this time it enters the nucleus of the host cell. What? That's a red flag. As far as I know, never would the cell need DNA of ANY KIND to flow INTO the nucleus. According to the central dogma, the only thing flowing OUT of the nucleus is mRNA. Wouldn't this provide a weakness. If we were to be able to prevent viral DNA which is structurally and fundamentally different from RNA from getting past the nuclear envelope, we could nip this in the bud.

Amen to that! I will be looking forward to the status of research after 10 years. Lol and I thought I had single handedly thought of a breakthrough in modern medicine.

Couldn't we use an enzyme that cuts dna to effectively treat things like viruses and cancer without DNA they can't function. A targeting enzyme could enter the virus or cancer cell. Kill the DNA and destroy the virus. Isn't this correct? I was thinking of CRISPR-CAS9 but couldn't it be any proteosome that splices DNA?

Ahh okay and another thing I hear being mentioned is it being SPREAD to another farm? How is it being spread if the birds are stationary.

I'm confused, the survivors of any avian four would not have any virus. They would, actually, have immunity to the avian flu and thus be more safe than those who didn't have any protection to begin with? Although this can't be passed onto new members, aren't they "golden eggs" (no pun intended) because they will survive even if another virus spreads through the farm? Explain

Very complete answer!