Korean Scientists Saving the World?

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

This is not exactly Korean entertainment or culture related news, but thought it would be anyway an interesting news item for everyone here.


Human Vaccine for Influenza A Developed
A group of South Korean scientists said Monday they have succeeded in developing a human vaccine against H1N1 Influenza A.

The scientists at Chungnam National University said they cultivated the "standard virus" supplied by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and created a non-toxic material that can be mass-produced cheaply.

The team, led by Prof. Seo Sang-heui of the college of veterinary medicine of the university based in Daejeon, said the vaccine was developed on Friday, 11 days after the CDC provided the virus sample.

The vaccine strain has been named CNUK-RG A/CA/4xPR/8 (H1N1), with the scientists at the school "confirming" its effectiveness through tests conducted on human and monkey cell samples. They said they expect to produce a fully developed and marketable vaccine in September, after basic clinical experiments are completed.


The vaccine strain has been named CNUK-RG A/CA/4xPR/8 (H1N1).

"The vaccine is probably the first developed in the world, with the university team ready to provide data to make the treatment material available to pharmaceutical companies and research laboratories around the world free of charge", Seo said. He said it may cost 60 million won ($47,000) to fully inoculate all of South Korea for the new flu virus.

He added that the World Health Organization (WHO) has been notified that the vaccine will be provided with no conditions attached.

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Comments

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

Well, koreans made cats glow in the dark. I believe they can do anything :O

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

what? pictures plz

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

(http://img523.imageshack.us/my.php?image=clonecats28.jpg)

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

scary
that has to be done with a toxic substance

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

Didn't they do the same thing with beagles? I just don't get the point. I'd be scared as hell having a pet like that in the house.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

It's not just for the sake of them glowing. It's to find a cure for diseases.

The researchers told the AFP that their work could help unravel mysteries of some 250 genetic diseases suffered by both humans and cats. The findings also could be used to clone endangered tigers, leopards, and other animals, the report said.
Source (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-9833107-1.html)

[hp-groupie.livejournal.com]

Huh...I learn something new from OMONA every. damn. day.

Thanks.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

np~

[xxsmiiles.livejournal.com]

"28 Days Later" anyone? lmfao, no really, I sure hope it works! O__O Hooray Koreans!

[magic-jungle.livejournal.com]

WE ARE SAVED! XP

[missjoongie.livejournal.com]

hooray hopefully it won't turn us into zombies. jk. :p

[uberinscrutable.livejournal.com]

Dang, Korea. But wasn't I just reading that most people are able to get better without drugs anyways?

[aici-rua.livejournal.com]

Yep. It's not THAT serious... outside Mexico.

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

It isnt that serious in Mexico...less than 100 people died. There are more people that die from other diseases.

[aici-rua.livejournal.com]

Really? So it's just more of people panicking and exaggerating things? Because in the news here they make it seem that things are waaay serious there.

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

Seriously. Everything is being exaggerated and sadly its hurting Mexico's economy. A lot of countries *COUGHSsarkozyCOUGHS* encouraged airlines to stop flying to mexico. A lot of people cancelled their reservations. China even locked up mexicans. Add to that that the whole country stopped working for a week.

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

are you mexican?

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

Si y tu?

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

seeh.
y somos gemelas de xusernamex :D

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

jajaja
pense que era la unica mexicana aqui D:
de donde eres?

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

colima ranch.
y tu?

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

Monterrey~

[aici-rua.livejournal.com]

O deer =( And since Mexico is such a holiday destination...

I hope it gets better by summer.

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

i think we all panicked here because the first days they were reporting lots of deaths each day, and the information was confusing. but then they analyzed all those cases and found out that most of the deaths had been for other reasons.

[aici-rua.livejournal.com]

I was in Canada when it first happened and my grandmother only watches CNN so for our WHOLE stay all I heard was about the virus and CNN's Obama report card.

Then I went back home and the news was STILL about the virus even though we're so far away from most of the countries that have the virus.

So I think the media has a lot to do with it.

Good thing they finally did that and reported less, thus calming people down.

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Yes with current version, but after it mixes with some other viruses who knows what happens.
http://www.who.int/dg/speeches/2009/62nd_assembly_address_20090518/en/index.html

[rawthorne.livejournal.com]

To be fair, any virus can mutate and who knows what happens.

[kaylapoo.livejournal.com]

LOVE YOU KOREA~*

[sugardrizzle.livejournal.com]

lmao, I already had this vaccination. 8D

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

Did you have swine flu?

[sugardrizzle.livejournal.com]

We're going to Guam then Washington, so we had to take the vaccination just for safety. XD

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

I think you got just regular flu shot or something as swine flu vaccine isn't in circulation yet.

[dapdaphae.livejournal.com]

so... does that mean i can go travel now :|

[sundrunk.livejournal.com]

has anyone heard of any of the swine conspiracy theories?

[ex-decenniu.livejournal.com]

like how it was "created by the government to control population"? lolll

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

yes, and i think it's stupid.
people speak a lot of bullcrap.

[vdoeschallenge.livejournal.com]

yeah but that's just people who don't know how viruses work.
*omgz its a mix of 3 different kinds~! sum1 did this on purpose!!!11!!*
they mutate like that all the time. :|

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

the worst conspirancy theory:

The mexican president did set everything up so that he would look like the savior of the mexican people. Because there are elections in several states and that could help the president's political party.

[xshinebrighterx.livejournal.com]

*The mexican president set it up so that we wouldn't make a fuzz because he legalized drugs.
*Obama created the virus so that he could sell medicines to Mexico because the US are short on money.

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

You forgot
*Obama created the virus so that mexicans would die and the US wouldnt have to spend money on building a wall between mex and the us. And also the NAFTA would be cancelled.

XD

[chiroro.livejournal.com]

great...welcome back, overpopulation.

[rencode.livejournal.com]

Fuck yeah! We're saved (THIS is why science rocks). Thanks Korea! <3

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

KOREA
Saving the world from the pig virus

.........Does anyone hope that this actually works and that people stop freaking out about swine flu now? Cause I sure hope so D:D:D:

[izgrejala.livejournal.com]

I totally though the word on that vial said 'crunk' XDD

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

I heard there are several cases in japan and that they closed like 3000 schools. They are taking extreme measurements just like mexico did.

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

oh that's good

[goldengutgirl.livejournal.com]

well they did invent Heechul...

[izabera.livejournal.com]

Kibum is a secret vaccine scientist.