Wouldn't it be cool to put a spare set of your immune system on ice. Well now a days people can for $800 to take the initial sample of white blood cells. Then you would have to pay $25.00 a month. This could help with people HIV and other autoimmune diseases. The Us Food and Drug Admission just gave permission to do it. But they are having problems with some of the white blood cells freeze. Some of them aren't working out. But in the future they plan on being able to back up you immune system. By Jen Hight
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Coghlan, Andy . "Create a back-up copy of your immune system." June,22,2007 Web.13 Aug 2009. http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19426094.400-create-a-backup-copy-of-your-immune-system.html.
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I’m not quite sure I understand the benefits of backing up one’s immune system. Would you be able to pump yourself full of your unfrozen white blood cells if you got sick? I’m assuming that is the general idea. I suppose this could be useful although it doesn’t necessarily sound like the greatest idea to just leave your cells lying around in different places. Watch out for clones!!!!
ReplyDeleteI agree with stephanie. Im not sure what impact this would have. I mean the idea itself sound wonderful. Especially if it could mean you living for a very long time. It dose sound expensive tho.
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