Since there has been so much advance in gene science I am wondering if we can may be learn some thing from the gene of rats and cocoroaches that seem to be much more immune to viral attacks, and thus reprogram the human gene for similar immunity
2006-09-19 23:54:44 · 8 answers · asked by Preethi J 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
That's what vaccination is all about. A non-virulent strain of the virus is injected into our blood and our body makes antibodies to the virus. This works for all viruses. However, because some viruses can mutate so quickly (eg flu virus) by the time we have built imunity to one strain it has already mutated into a new strain. Rats and cockroaches are no more immune to viruses than people are.
2006-09-20 00:06:02 · answer #1 · answered by uselessadvice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is possible in part. The problem is that viral mutation rate is very high and although a modified immune system may be able to cope with an infection at the moment the changes in the virus soon overcome that immunity. 'Flu is a great example of this - each year new shots are developed but the virus changes so fast that they are never 100% effective.
2006-09-20 07:13:22 · answer #2 · answered by U.K.Export 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not with today’s knowledge of the genome, the most humans can expect is a fair increase in life expectancy and acquire a fair resistance to infection. The way virus operate make it a case by case thing. a specific type of virus could be prevented in base to their particular way of infecting cells, while other will require a totally different attack. There is of course another option, the introduction of nanobots with programmable operations that could allow artificially to bust the immune response of a human body by helping to identify and dispose of infected cells while repairing tissues and removing compromised tissues.
2006-09-20 07:04:56 · answer #3 · answered by Blau 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i hv 2 say um impressed,that sounds nice and possible but do u think it has no side effects?well spiderman and batman ddn come out of nowhere,immagine u live with a spider or rat's DNA runnin in ur blood&try 2 immagine that u'll adapt some features from these insects, animals or whatever.um not against modern sience at all it's just that i don't trust people more than GOD.kep urself totally human.again nice issue 2 talk about good luck
2006-09-20 07:07:12 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One point that I see the science community isnt taking in to consideration is that those are still animals. Where there are similarities and most likely were in the beginning but have revolved over the millions of years. I doubt that a balance of nature could be mess with.
2006-09-20 07:02:24 · answer #5 · answered by lovie12346 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That does sound very possible. After all, they have genetically modified food, why not genetically modified humans? It is highly possible and it won't be surprising if such a thing comes into existence in another 50 years or sooner.
2006-09-20 06:57:40 · answer #6 · answered by Hardrock 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES IT IS BUT TILL NOW IT IS NOT BEEN DEVELOPED.
2006-09-20 07:02:14 · answer #7 · answered by juhi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i will experiment on you.
2006-09-20 06:58:15 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋