Thread: Cancer cure - if t were true.

Curing cancer with frequency, never further researched.

I've played my part in the cure for cancer. I studied 4 years of medical science, which culminated in a non-published project where we induced a site specific mutation in DNA which is expressed as an intracellular protein (KIT, a Type 3 RTK) which regulates apoptosis- cell death. When apoptosis fails, it can be one expression of 'cancer', particularly tumours. I isolated the DNA which encodes a protein. I cut out the sections of DNA we were interested in, and mutated it. This in turn led to an altered folding state of a known active site of the protein, meaning that the tertiary protein structure was altered, and hence it's function was modified. We injected this modified DNA into a viral vector and infected HEK (Human Embryonic Kidney) cells in vitro. This modified protein construct took 6mths of my student life, and out the end, we identified an unknown phospho protein which was ultimately a new research direction.

If you are to take anything away from this, know that It's an incredibly complex field. We are still to this day working out what proteins do what functions in human cells, and what mutations to which sites can cause issues once the DNA is expressed as a protein. There is no single answer. But without the science to back up the unsubstantiated claims of things like radio waves curing cancer, we may as well crack out the healing crystals and sing kumbayah, god help us all...
As for the big pharma debate, their megaprofits start in grass roots labs like the universities. The knowledge is found, sold and commercialized. 99% goes nowhere, some of it makes mega bucks. Phamra and scientist all want the same thing... a cure... believe it or not!