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PeterDragon
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 Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 1:28 am Post subject: South Korean scientists cure the swine flu(?) |
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This potentially effects North America far more than Korea, so I figure it qualifies as "Off-Topic": http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2009/05/19/200905190056.asp
Seems plausible as Koreans are doing a lot of cutting edge stuff with biology these days what with their glow in the dark puppies and whatnot. |
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ED209
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 1:45 am Post subject: |
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| The price for one vaccine shot is expected to be 6,000 won ($4.76), he added. |
Damn, the economy sucks |
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Joe666
Joined: 19 Nov 2008
Location: Jesus it's hot down here!
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Take any news of what Korean science has accomplished with a fat grain of salt. I am not being anti-Korean with this statement.
I know with absolute certainty that a Korean scientist who was a supposed big shot in stem cell research falsified his data for years. In his home town they erected a statue of him, he was a national hero etc. When it was finally discovered that he had in fact falsified his data, instant peria. I believe he is now milking polar bears in Siberia.
Nothing could save this man's face! In my opinion, what an ass! There is no way you can totaly falsify data and at some point not be discovered. |
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thrylos
Joined: 10 Jun 2008
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| Posted: Wed May 20, 2009 2:38 am Post subject: |
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WHO: Swine flu vaccine to take months to produce
GENEVA � Drug manufacturers won't be able to start making a swine flu vaccine until mid-July at the earliest, months later than previous predictions, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
The disclosure that making a swine flu vaccine is proving more difficult than experts first thought came as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and WHO chief Dr. Margaret Chan met Tuesday with representatives from up to 30 pharmaceutical companies to discuss the subject.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090519/ap_on_he_me/med_swine_flu_36
The Korean version is probably made with kimchi as its active ingredient, so I'm immune already.    |
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rpayvin
Joined: 29 Apr 2009
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| If you can make glowing green mokeys you can do anything. |
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Kikomom
Joined: 24 Jun 2008
Location: them thar hills--Penna, USA--Zippy is my kid, the teacher in ROK. You can call me Kiko
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| The price for one vaccine shot is expected to be 6,000 won ($4.76) |
Damn, the economy sucks |
You can plan on that tripling by the time Roche gets their mitts on it and tries to recoup for lost Tamiflu sales. And doubled again for those with insurance. I can recall when a flu shot at K-Mart was $10, then $20 at a pharmacy clinic about five years ago. Lord knows what they are today, I now get mine at the VA.
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| ...said it developed the vaccine, which is "not toxic and can be mass-produced" on Friday, 11 days after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention supplied the virus sample. |
If this turns out to be true, they sure put the US CDC to shame. |
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eperdue4ad
Joined: 22 May 2006
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| Joe666 wrote: |
I know with absolute certainty that a Korean scientist who was a supposed big shot in stem cell research falsified his data for years. In his home town they erected a statue of him, he was a national hero etc. When it was finally discovered that he had in fact falsified his data, instant peria. I believe he is now milking polar bears in Siberia.
Nothing could save this man's face! In my opinion, what an ass! There is no way you can totaly falsify data and at some point not be discovered. |
Ah, Dr Hwang WooSeok....he claimed to have cloned a human embryo! And I believe he attempted to publish fake the bogus research and photos in a couple of major journals.
Also some antics in medicine came from Dr Cha (guy who founded the Cha women's hospital franchise) with his published and fraudulent study that prayer doubled the pregnancy rate in a group of women doing IVF. This happened in the US, and he's still practicing there.
As far as scientific misconduct goes, these were pretty high-profile claims...what kind of professional would assume the results wouldn't be checked and duplicated... |
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