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Re: Dr. Faustman to be on DLife (CNBC) this Sunday!
During the interview, text on the screen said that human trials
would start in 2007, but the Lee I site says fall 2008. Does
anyone know why two different dates? Was the interview recorded
long ago, for example? Or does the web site need an update?
Also, I thought it was interesting to compare what Faustman
says now, compared to the press releases issued years ago.
She never said "Spleen" in her dLife interview, but the previous
research descriptions touted Spleen cells as the key research
contribution.
Finally, I think the claim that this is the first research to
cure type-1 in NOD mice is a stretch. I don't remember if she
claimed this, or the interviewer did. But my memory is that
type-1 has been cured a couple of times in NOD mice over the
last few decades, but none of these cures worked in people.
(Although I don't have the details in front of my brain.)
Joshua Levy
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