Marker Therapeutics Inc (MRKR)

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Actually I was sceptical, which is why I checked around.

Yeah, nothing to worry about investment-wise.

It's experimental work being done out of a college lab anyway. Most likely it will be superseded by antigen-receptor therapies i.e. aka TPIV .

On the other hand, the professor guy that made the virus his life's work has been described as "obsessed".

There's this Phineas and Ferb episode in which Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz gets interviewed for jury duty. "So, Mr. Doofenshmirtz, we list your occupation as mad scientist, is that correct?" "No, that is not correct. I am not mad. I am evil. Evil scientist. There is a difference you see. And it's doctor, not mister." :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Heinz_Doofenshmirtz

Obviously nobody's evil here, but all this trying to design viruses and bacteria to eat cancer kind of creeps me out a little. Maybe I've been watching too many post-apocalyptic sci-fi movies (but what else to watch when one has already seen all the space-based ones? Though I have to admit, "Twelve Monkeys" is pretty good...). Lots of plague-wipes-out-the-human-race-after-escaping-lab cinematic themes out there. Almost a cliche'. White lab coat guys: "Hey, let's cross a deadly virus with the common cold!" 'Yeah, great idea!" ...NOT