tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360356351594869925.post1534607015617393516..comments2024-03-28T15:34:05.886-04:00Comments on Punnett's Square: Lung cell patches its own DNA on the fly to survive influenzaG. F. Barbatohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09416043925683981826noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360356351594869925.post-55472005705030353742019-08-04T21:20:34.242-04:002019-08-04T21:20:34.242-04:00Thank you Daniel, very cool.Thank you Daniel, very cool.Matthew Metzlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07100327831572638416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360356351594869925.post-40323628016179612672019-07-31T23:52:49.572-04:002019-07-31T23:52:49.572-04:00This is a very fascinating area of research and ce...This is a very fascinating area of research and certainly has a ton of potential. As you mention the one downside to club cells is that they stay hostile even after infection has been eliminated, which when present in large amounts could trigger an autoimmune response against the body's healthy lung cells. If a treatment involving club cells is developed it will be of extreme importance to find a safe "dose" of club cells to counteract this. Furthermore it could also be possible to genetically engineer these club cells to make them safer to your own body. Again as you said with further research and understanding of the behavior of these cells it's very possible that club cells could be genetically engineered to a be a safe and effective treatment.Dan Gumpperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09812080813740846280noreply@blogger.com