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Sasha
29th March 2011, 00:34
Wow, can't find a good English language article from my mobile but if this is true its a big one. The dutch article from an reputable source explains that this is about an vaccin against virtually all microbe caused infectious diseases

Again, if true, im anxiously awaiting to hear Rosa's opinion....



Colombian scientist discovers how to prevent infectious disease

Monday, 28 March 2011 06:16
Hannah Aronowitz


Colombian scientist Manuel Elkin Patarroyo has discovered the chemical properties which will permit the creation of synthetic vaccines to prevent virtually all the existing infectious diseases in the world.
The scientist, who last year discovered a malaria vaccine that is 95% effective, explained the findings of over 30 years of his research in an interview with Spanish news agency EFE released by Caracol Radio after it was published in U.S. magazine Chemical Reviews, giving him the backing of the scientific world.
It is "a list of principles, rules, which when applied can produce vaccines against the various diseases that exist in the world, so we can cover virtually all the 517 infectious diseases," said Patarroyo.
The scientist found these principles, which can prevent millions of future deaths on the planet, from his first discovery of a malaria vaccine in 1986 and in the following development of a second generation drug which combats the disease in 90% of laboratory tests on monkeys.
In simple terms, the scientist explained that his principles are guided by recognizing and isolating only the parts of the microbe that are attached to a cell, because these are the only parts that serve to develop a vaccine. Then, by creating synthetic proteins identical to those fragments and then changing the order of the components one can create a vaccine.
While the findings of Patarroyo and his team of the Immunology Foundation of Colombia have come from the study of malaria, Patarroyo has shown that these principles serve to counter other infectious ailments.
His latest discovery may be applied to tuberculosis, the human papillomavirus, dengue, hepatitis C or leprosy, among others, which are counted among the more than five hundred infectious diseases, "which annually cause the death of 16 million people,"said the scientist.
The Colombian has received numerous awards throughout his career, including the Prince of Viana Prize for Solidarity for his work in vaccine development on March 22, 2011.


Source: http://colombiareports.com/colombia-news/news/15182-colombian-scientist-discovers-how-to-prevent-infectious-disease.html

Dunk
29th March 2011, 01:30
As much as I'd like to believe something like this, my first reaction is skepticism, especially against a claim so substantial. Wikipedia may not be a reliable source, but Patarroyo's bio on Wikipedia isn't very rosy.


Manuel Elkin Patarroyo (born November 3, 1946 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946)) [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Elkin_Patarroyo#cite_note-asturias-0) is a Colombian (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia) pathologist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pathologist) who made the world's first attempt of synthetic (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synthetic_vaccine) vaccine (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaccine) for malaria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria), a disease transmitted by mosquitoes that affects millions of people in tropical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical) and subtropical (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropical) regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa. The vaccine was evaluated in clinical trials carried out by the WHO (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WHO) in Gambia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambia), Tanzania (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania) and Thailand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand), and had mixed results.[2] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Elkin_Patarroyo#cite_note-magicmolecules-1) Despite the relatively long trial periods and the number of studies carried out, it is still not known how the SPf66 vaccine confers immunity; it therefore remains an unlikely solution to malaria. This vaccine candidate was first developed in 1987. Today, more than 22 years after, it has not been used neither proven to be useful...Patarroyo studied medicine at the National University of Colombia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_University_of_Colombia), received a scholarship to Yale University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University), and subsequently received his PhD from Rockefeller University (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_University) in New York (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York)...Dr. Patarroyo has been criticized by the scientific community in Colombia for being the recipient of a disproportionate share of the scarce funds that the government allocates for scientific research.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Elkin_Patarroyo

Sasha
29th March 2011, 01:51
Thanks for your digging, I edited the thread title to reflect the doubts raised.