• Question: NOw that there is an vaccination for cerviacl cancer, do you think that it will one day be possible to be vaccinated against other cancers?

    Asked by ruthimd to Betul, Bridget, Ceri-Wyn, Maria on 23 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
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      Bridget Waller answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      Maybe! Advances in cancer research are happening everyday, so it is quite possible that we will find other ways of preventing other cancers. I hope so.

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      Betul Arslan answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      Great question! The answer is yes. Have you heard of the recent discovery “synthetic cell”? Basically scientist made a whole new genome chemically and transformed it into the cells. Genomes control our cells by carrying the DNA information. If we can make a whole new genome and trick bacteria to use it instead, that means: hacking the brain of the cells, really.

      Now we can put in -any- information/property we wish that cells had and have our very own designer cells. One application of the synthetic cell is possible usage in cancer. This is going to be our future and it excites me! Great question!

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      Ceri-Wyn Thomas answered on 23 Jun 2010:

      That’s a fantastic question! I’m afraid I don’t know much about cancer therapy research but I guess it must be possible? I’m not sure it would work against all types of cancers though- I wonder if the other Evolution ladies know!

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