Imagine a Cure for Viral Infections
Imagine a Cure for Viral Infections
H/T Andrij Harasewych
#viralinfections #medicalresearch
Originally shared by Andrij “Andrew” Harasewych
Let's Cure all Viral Infections
Todd Rider’s technology, called Double-stranded RNA Activated Caspase Oligomerizer, or DRACO, has already proven effective in lab tests against 18 viruses, including strains of the common cold, flu, and dengue fever. Rider hypothesizes that DRACOs could one day offer a cure for chickenpox, herpes, Zika, and even HIV.
Rider’s credentials check out. He’s a trained biomedical researcher, an MIT engineer, and a Harvard Medical School regular. He invented DRACOs 15 years ago, and has eked out a steady stream of positive (though preliminary) results ever since. He is not a nutcase and his idea makes inherent sense. DRACOs work by seeking out RNA produced by viruses inside the cells they have infected. If found, the DRACO binds to it and activates a suicide switch, killing the cell. Healthy cells are left unharmed, and before long the infection is eradicated.
SUPPORT HIM TODAY: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/draco-may-be-a-cure-for-all-viral-infections
(Body from https://www.inverse.com/article/16357-the-draco-indiegogo-campaign-could-save-us-from-viruses-but-no-one-will-pony-up)
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/draco-may-be-a-cure-for-all-viral-infections
H/T Andrij Harasewych
#viralinfections #medicalresearch
Originally shared by Andrij “Andrew” Harasewych
Let's Cure all Viral Infections
Todd Rider’s technology, called Double-stranded RNA Activated Caspase Oligomerizer, or DRACO, has already proven effective in lab tests against 18 viruses, including strains of the common cold, flu, and dengue fever. Rider hypothesizes that DRACOs could one day offer a cure for chickenpox, herpes, Zika, and even HIV.
Rider’s credentials check out. He’s a trained biomedical researcher, an MIT engineer, and a Harvard Medical School regular. He invented DRACOs 15 years ago, and has eked out a steady stream of positive (though preliminary) results ever since. He is not a nutcase and his idea makes inherent sense. DRACOs work by seeking out RNA produced by viruses inside the cells they have infected. If found, the DRACO binds to it and activates a suicide switch, killing the cell. Healthy cells are left unharmed, and before long the infection is eradicated.
SUPPORT HIM TODAY: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/draco-may-be-a-cure-for-all-viral-infections
(Body from https://www.inverse.com/article/16357-the-draco-indiegogo-campaign-could-save-us-from-viruses-but-no-one-will-pony-up)
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/draco-may-be-a-cure-for-all-viral-infections
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