Crocodile blood may hold cure for aids

[stdave1]

I saw today article on cnn on how crocodile blood may one day help destroy the HIV virus. I always knew there was more use for those critters than skins for boots or getting rid of unwanted pets (Just kidding!) Anyway, it looks like a cure for aids might be on the horizon.

 

[Hungarian21]

CROOICY! 😛 The crocodile hunter will be happy about this. 🙄

 

[MistressValerie1]

Crocodile blood may yield powerful new drugs

By Michael Perry

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia's tropical north are collecting blood from crocodiles in the hope of developing a powerful antimicrobial drugs for humans, after tests showed that the reptile's immune system kills HIV.

The crocodile's immune system is much more powerful than that of humans, preventing life-threatening infections after savage territorial fights that often leave the animals with gaping wounds and missing limbs.

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"If you take a test tube of HIV and add crocodile serum it will have a greater effect than human serum," Britton said from Darwin's Crocodylus Park, a tourism park and research center.

http://reutershealth.com/archive/2005/08/16/eline/links/20050816elin006.html

 

[Hiryu]

I heard it was komodo dragon saliva but, that because it's venomous it would be hard to convert to a serum.

 

[GEORGIATKLER]

HOPEFULLY THIS IS NOT A "CROCK"........................

Yeah, But Who's Gonna Be Brave Enough To Offer The Juice And Cookies Once They Finish Donating? Will Gator Blood Do? I Guess Fsu Is An Hiv Free Zone, Then. Lol! I Also Hear The Vaccine Tastes Like Chicken!! Maybe It Will Work.

 

[Goodieluver]

Heh i think this belongs in the conspiracy thread