Bigworld I keep rereading the PR and I keep thinking maybe SARS,AIDS, and influenza may be the next projects that Cytogenix are working on.I know they said for example, but I get the feeling they are hinting to us ,I maybe way off here.
Lets face it the R&D department isn't sitting around doing nothing.
Dr. Malcolm Skolnick, CytoGenix president and CEO, commented, "Once you eliminate the bacteria, the scale of production and related costs of DNA come way down. This technology transcends economic implications. More importantly, we have introduced a fundamental improvement to the science of making DNA. For example, DNA vaccines are made of DNA 'rings' called plasmids. Scientists design these plasmids to contain instructions that 'prompt' the immune system to identify and destroy a viral or bacterial pathogen, such as those that cause AIDS, SARS or influenza."
"Along with the therapeutic DNA, the traditional bacteria-based technology requires that the plasmid contain DNA 'instructions' for its replication in E. coli as well. These extraneous bacterial genes are not entirely benign and can elicit serious side effects. By eliminating the need for this extra DNA, the plasmids are significantly smaller and safer, thus enabling greater drug concentrations if required. We believe that by eliminating these extra pieces in the DNA plasmid, scientists will now have much more freedom and control in designing better and safer DNA drugs
