The Old Joel on Software Forum: Part 5 (of 5) - Microsoft helping in AIDS Vaccine Research

Microsoft helping in AIDS Vaccine Research

Good idea. Viruses are often combatted by other viruses.

http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news/article.php/3366231

<<In an attempt to contribute directly to science, Microsoft Research is collaborating with Jim Mullins at the University of Washington and Simon Mallal of Royal Perth Hospital in Australia on what Ling described as "doing an AIDS vaccine in a rational manner." Computational science can contribute by calculating the probabilities of various protein sequences appearing in the rapidly mutating HIV virus, to identify the vaccine that would produce immunity to as many strains as possible. >>>

Karthik
Wednesday, June 9, 2004

Just kidding. Bill has donated hundreds of millions to fight AIDS. His efforts are to be commended.

Just could not resist flaming them. Old habits die hard.

Karthik
Wednesday, June 9, 2004

AIDS Antiserum.NET is soon to be out, courtesy MS

Karthik
Wednesday, June 9, 2004

Hey now - AIDSAntiserum.Net is going to be great. It's going to be flexible, powerful, and will cure AIDS completely and absolutely.

However, you do NOT want to see the size of the needle...

Philo

Philo
Wednesday, June 9, 2004

"However, you do NOT want to see the size of the needle"

Or where they insert it...

Anony Coward
Wednesday, June 9, 2004

Or what diseases it carries ...

cynic
Wednesday, June 9, 2004

---"Hey now - AIDSAntiserum.Net is going to be great. It's going to be flexible, powerful, and will cure AIDS completely and absolutely.

However, you do NOT want to see the size of the needle..."----

Philo, all is forgiven!

Stephen Jones
Thursday, June 10, 2004

Back atcha, Stephen, for taking it in the spirit intended. :-)

Philo

Philo
Thursday, June 10, 2004

Oh man, I just had a mental picture of Bill G. in a nurse's uniform. Sweeet.

Steve Ballmer
Thursday, June 10, 2004

>>Oh man, I just had a mental picture of Bill G. in a nurse's uniform. Sweeet.

Thats nothing.. I just had a mental image of Stephen and Philo having passionate make up sex.

Eric Debois
Thursday, June 10, 2004