Sea coral cnidarian protein offers new barrier against HIV infection

Friday, May 2nd 2014 - 21:52 UTC

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National Cancer Institute researchers have discovered a new class of protein found in sea coral that appears able to prevent HIV from entering T cells. If the proteins can be adapted for use in sexual lubricants and gels, they could offer a new form of barrier against HIV infection. Read full article

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Mendocinovino
I'm going to crush some sea coral and keep it in the bedside cabinet right now......
May 03rd, 2014 - 01:07 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
Toby,
...and that's where it will stay.
May 03rd, 2014 - 01:46 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Klingon
I am imagining gay guys with a stick of coral hanging out of them. That will stop it.
May 03rd, 2014 - 02:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Vestige
Ironic that a possible solution comes 'out' of something that looks, from the photo, like an ........
May 03rd, 2014 - 01:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Mendocinovino
@2 yaaaawn

@3 ...thanks klingon..not! now everytime i hear this story I will have that image in my mind.......argh.

Do you think it is coincidental that the Coral photo looks a bit like a cervix?
May 03rd, 2014 - 01:16 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Vestige
nyyyyeeeeahh ..... not so much a cervix ....
May 03rd, 2014 - 01:42 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
HIV is predominantly a heterosexual disease and not a gay disease as assumed by Klingon.

So where can I shove your stick of coral?
May 04th, 2014 - 10:51 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
7 Anglotino

“Mendocino”@1 likes his shoved in Mendosa !!
May 04th, 2014 - 05:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Mendocinovino
@7 Anglotino

and toy sexpest like easy his into captain Ploppy....
May 04th, 2014 - 11:55 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Vestige
The worlds population is predominately heterosexual.
May 05th, 2014 - 01:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
Thanks for that Vestige. Where would you like your piece of coral inserted?
May 05th, 2014 - 01:28 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Troy Tempest
11 Anglotino

right in his “home province”, I expect

:-D
May 05th, 2014 - 04:29 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Vestige
Sorry ladies, no lemon party for me.

Dont forget to vogue.
May 07th, 2014 - 01:27 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
Well as heterosexual women are the fastest growing HIV demographic, then where would you like you mother/wife/daughter's piece or coral shoved?

After all, it's heterosexual guys that infect them. Guys that don't “vogue” if that is code for don't get tested or treated.
May 07th, 2014 - 03:39 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Mendocinovino
You old romantic you! Rather than “shoving” it anywhere couldn't they take it in a gentler oral form?
May 07th, 2014 - 01:24 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Vestige
Homosexual men have the highest incidence rates of aids/hiv.

They're the most likely category/people among the general population.
May 07th, 2014 - 01:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Anglotino
Mendocinovino

I'm all for a more gentle oral form however it seems that Klingon has an anal fixation:
http://en.mercopress.com/2014/05/02/sea-coral-cnidarian-protein-offers-new-barrier-against-hiv-infection

Vestige

Time to do some research mate. Homosexual men only have the highest rates of HIV/AIDS in certain countries and not those with the highest rates.

Educating you is becoming a full time occupation.
May 08th, 2014 - 10:09 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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