By Klaus D. Linse Can synthetic peptides be used for the development of vaccines against cancer cells? Many medical scientists think the answer is yes. In a study published by Schwartzentruber et al. in the “New England Journal of… Read More ›
Month: December 2012
Can Leukemia be cured ?
T Cell Immunotherapy for Leukemia By Klaus D. Linse Scientists at Perelman School of medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have pioneered a new therapy for the cure of leukemia. The therapy is called the “T cell Immunotherapy for Leukemia.”… Read More ›
Is protection against infection by HIV possible?
By Klaus D. Linse Wouldn’t it be cool to have a vaccine available to prevent infection by the HIV virus? Many research groups are feverishly working to devise a vaccine against the AIDS virus. But is this really achievable in… Read More ›
Can Peptides Kill Cancer?
Australian researchers think so. By Klaus D Linse A research group in Melbourne Australia designed a peptide analogue derived from a Myxoma Virus protein that showed cytotoxicity towards mouse melanoma cells (Istivan et al., 2011; Almansour et al., 2012). Will… Read More ›
