HiSciFi – Synthetic Anti-Bodies

Posted by on 2010/08/05 Leave a comment (3) Go to comments

This week we have the amazing Kenneth Shea from University of Irvine, joining us to discuss his new project, synthetic anti-bodies.

This major stepping stone is opening doors to a seemingly unlimited potential in medical advancements: nano-particles are utilized to produce anti-bodies that would not be detected or rejected by an immune system.

Experiments on mice have shown the anti-bodies to be effective. Human trials are expected to begin shortly. More on the topic to follow.
HiSciFi – Synthetic Anti-Bodies

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  • knownotasknot

    thanks for the show. this was a great one and I’ve really enjoyed your interviews – the question of whether this is going to be a privately owned medication or therapy is a really great one but I feel as a scientist that there isn’t enough conversation on whether it’s ethical to simply sell public research to private pharmaceuticals. they are simply making money onf success of research while taking limited risk and even lesser research and development costs. i’m not saying that there is no risk or cost to corporate, but there is something to be said when it comes to simple curable diseases such as malaria or tuberculosis, which big pharmacorps don’t seem interested in eliminating.

    anyways, I’m a huge fan of this show, and appreciate it on weekly basis. keep up the good work!

  • johnp

    very cool. Synthetic Anti-Bodies are an amazing opportunity for some major medicine development. I am amazed at the possibilities and thankful for the discussion on private vs public research on the subject.

  • guerillagirl

    great show. interesting thoughts. very Blade Runner.