Good point, hella, which is often what’s fatal.

Just curious, do you think some of the other approaches like checkpoint inhibitors are more promising?

It can but I can see two limiting factors. One is that it’ll be tougher to make sure these home and get to solid tumors in sufficient numbers. Other is discovering enough unique proteins on tumors that will allow them to be targeted without killing normal cells. Blood cancers are easier cause of their specific unique…

I think the data is preliminary cause they’re not sure of the mechanism yet. But according to the WHO, it’s mostly linked to the first trimester.

Dormancy is not a feature of all viruses. Only certain types can do that, and Zika virus is not the type that has that ability.

Her backstory:

This was my plan and then my Swedish husband fell in love with America. Boo!

It's usually fetal blood, so theoretically you could continuously impregnate cows used for milk production, and harvest the blood from the fetuses. Not in the fetal bovine serum industry, but hopefully that's a feasible option? From Wikipedia, seems like currently the fetuses are taken from slaughtered cows intended…

I intellectually recognize it’s a super super small risk. But this happened to a woman who worked in my building, and she miscarried fairly far along (it sounded like a horrible/heart-breaking experience). I suspect it may be due to this recent outbreak. Cue paranoia!

My very first crush was a dude named Gryphon! My 6 year old self thought he was the best.

I agree, but I do think Esther has a point about changing tactics. It’s not productive if producing study after study doesn’t change people’s minds, but just makes them dig in harder.

Just FYI there is a real increase in allergy incidence in recent decades. Lots of hypotheses about why this is, including the hygiene hypothesis.

Not cause, but play a factor in raising your chances of getting those.

As someone who’s been on a Misfits binge, I feel this every time I switch back to GoT.

The problem with lab grown meat is that you still need to use cow fetus blood to grow it. And alternatives they tried don't work nearly as well.

Ha yeah. Like a beauty pageant or Elvis impersonator conventional or Eminem music video.

I actually found the “Chinese people look the same” trope much more eye roll inducing than the term Oriental. I never get tired of that one!

That was a nice mystery short, aside from the Chinese/Oriental comment. Almost shut it off at that.

If you’re in California, write in and show your support for getting rid of personal belief exemptions for vaccines for school entry. The Senate Education committee will be voting on this tomorrow, and it’s important that they know many support public health measures.

I guess it changed the donor's behavior...as in they're dead =/