TO: dave472
RE: I’m a Doctor. Not a Magician. — Dr. McCoy, Star Trek Medical Officer
I am a chemist, not a biologist. — dave472
Actually, I was addressing RealityChick. Over on another thread she commented she’s involved in cancer research. Therefore, I’m supposing that she has the necessary lab facilities to do some testing on her own.
I suspect winning the Nobel Prize for Medicine would more than compensate for her having to find another specialty, having cured cancer world-wide.
And, if on the other hand, she proves graviola doesn’t work….
….look upon it as job security.
RE: Graviola Research
It turns out that there is a lot of work going on trying to isolate the compounds in these plants which have cytotoxic, antitumor, antimalarial, antimicrobial, immunosuppressive, pesticidal, and antifeedant effects. Over 250 compounds have already been isolated from the Annonaceae family of plants so far. — dave472
Interesting report. It correlates well with my understanding that one major pharm company has been ‘sitting’ on their patent for extracting graviola’s active agent since Purdue’s researchers discovered it. The unpopular understanding is that they’ve been trying to come up with a synthetic form that they could manufacture and sell for a life-time-savings price tag.
Why, when the plant is readily available? Well….as you were saying earlier…..THREE GUESSES. FIRST TWO DON’T COUNT.
RE: The Environmentalist ‘Nut Jobs’
BTW, one reason to listen to the environmental nutjobs is that whenever a plant becomes extinct, so does the possible opportunity to find the next great pharmaceutical. — dave472
The only REAL nut-jobs in that arena are those who don’t listen to facts and/or are violent in their objections.
The ones that prove their points are just ‘scientific’ people who are ‘out of favor’ with ‘conventional wisdom’.
I probably fall into that category, i.e., non-violent nut-job, if you ask RealityChick. After all….I’m just a “troglodyte from Pueblo” in her eyes. Who cares if my undergrad work is microbiology. Or that I’m a member of Mensa. [Note: All people who qualify for that group are obviously knuckle-dragging, slack-jawed, illiterate idiots who gibber in their sleep and drool on their keyboards.] Heck. Considering her alleged profession, she’s probably one herself.
The critical point is that modern medicine, as practiced and throttled by the AMA, has given up on my mother-in-law.
Me, being a retired lieutenant colonel of infantry who is airborne-ranger qualified am not so easily willing to admit defeat. [Note: I guess it has something to do with 27 years of being inculcated with what is called 'fighting spirit'.]
Thanks for the additional information. Keep it coming. And keep up the good fight.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[Yeah. I'm an idiot. But I'm the sort of idiot you want on YOUR side. Not on the OTHER side.]
