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Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent herpes infections

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Re: Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent herpes infections

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Post by hinkley »

kar5pt wrote: post #7
hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am baffled why you are being downvoted. While this research is very promising, it's also not hard for me to imagine a scenario where these targeted molecular "DNA scissors" do something unexpected. And while the risks of gene editing seems worth it for fatal or debilitating diseases, I don't think I'd want to be on a trial for this for a disease that is primarily an annoyance. Again, I think the research and techni…

I think the social stigma attached to Herpes is more than "an annoyance".

We are still trying to figure out if some neurodegenerative diseases are caused by herpes viruses.

Having a vaccine is probably about the slowest way to figure that out, but if it turns out to be true then the problem is already solved.

Re: Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent herpes infections

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Post by zionic »

tijuco2 wrote: post #10

What bothers me is that every single good news coming from science has the same old "but". >It will still take a long time before these experiments lead to the first human trials And we'll never hear from them again. You betcha!

Look up when the electron was discovered, and how long electronics took to become a thing.

Re: Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent herpes infections

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Post by MattGaiser »

tijuco2 wrote: post #10

What bothers me is that every single good news coming from science has the same old "but". >It will still take a long time before these experiments lead to the first human trials And we'll never hear from them again. You betcha!

Isn't this just the reality of science? A lot of things seem promising and then turn out to be duds?

Re: Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent herpes infections

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Post by enriquto »

tijuco2 wrote: post #10

What bothers me is that every single good news coming from science has the same old "but". >It will still take a long time before these experiments lead to the first human trials And we'll never hear from them again. You betcha!

Would you prefer that only 100% finished and completed science is communicated to you? It's nice to see the evolution of knowledge; and since it is a long process, most of the reports will be about incomplete stuff. Regarding such a common virus like herpes, I'm sure you'll hear from it very soon again!

Re: Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent herpes infections

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Post by Fezzik »

kar5pt wrote: post #7
hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am baffled why you are being downvoted. While this research is very promising, it's also not hard for me to imagine a scenario where these targeted molecular "DNA scissors" do something unexpected. And while the risks of gene editing seems worth it for fatal or debilitating diseases, I don't think I'd want to be on a trial for this for a disease that is primarily an annoyance. Again, I think the research and techni…

I think the social stigma attached to Herpes is more than "an annoyance".

There is also the correlation between HSV and dementia and Alzheimer’s.

Re: Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent herpes infections

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Post by peterlk »

kar5pt wrote: post #7
hn_throwaway_99 wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am baffled why you are being downvoted. While this research is very promising, it's also not hard for me to imagine a scenario where these targeted molecular "DNA scissors" do something unexpected. And while the risks of gene editing seems worth it for fatal or debilitating diseases, I don't think I'd want to be on a trial for this for a disease that is primarily an annoyance. Again, I think the research and techni…

I think the social stigma attached to Herpes is more than "an annoyance".

Ok, well maybe this thread can be a tiny part of the solution to that stigma. First off herpes comes in two primary variants: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Most humans on Earth (between 60% and 95%) have HSV-1, and it's estimated that around 16% of humans have HSV-2. Herpes is extremely common. If you want references or more info, see the wikipedia page [0].

According to the article, the researchers are currently focused on HSV-1, and may work their way to HSV-2.

[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_simplex

Re: Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent herpes infections

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Post by symlinkk »

enriquto wrote: post #14
tijuco2 wrote: post #10

What bothers me is that every single good news coming from science has the same old "but". >It will still take a long time before these experiments lead to the first human trials And we'll never hear from them again. You betcha!

Would you prefer that only 100% finished and completed science is communicated to you? It's nice to see the evolution of knowledge; and since it is a long process, most of the reports will be about incomplete stuff. Regarding such a common virus like herpes, I'm sure you'll hear from it very soon again!

Actually, yeah I would prefer that, instead of constantly hearing about things that never come to fruition and eventually tuning them out. It’s like the boy who cried wolf

Re: Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent herpes infections

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Post by whatshisface »

symlinkk wrote: post #17
enriquto wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Would you prefer that only 100% finished and completed science is communicated to you? It's nice to see the evolution of knowledge; and since it is a long process, most of the reports will be about incomplete stuff. Regarding such a common virus like herpes, I'm sure you'll hear from it very soon again!

Actually, yeah I would prefer that, instead of constantly hearing about things that never come to fruition and eventually tuning them out. It’s like the boy who cried wolf

Well, that's easy, just quit reading science news articles and watch for new items on shelves, or in commercials.

Re: Mouse studies show gene therapy can cause big drop in latent herpes infections

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Post by dehrmann »

peterlk wrote: post #16
kar5pt wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I think the social stigma attached to Herpes is more than "an annoyance".

Ok, well maybe this thread can be a tiny part of the solution to that stigma. First off herpes comes in two primary variants: HSV-1 and HSV-2. Most humans on Earth (between 60% and 95%) have HSV-1, and it's estimated that around 16% of humans have HSV-2. Herpes is extremely common. If you want references or more info, see the wikipedia page [0]. According to the article, the researchers are currently focused on HSV-1…

Supposedly they've stopped testing for herpes most of the time because of how likely it is someone has it, how unactionable the information is, and the stress it causes.
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