tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post5252162433958407840..comments2024-02-29T03:57:00.088-05:00Comments on The Mermaid's Tale: The more we know, the more complex the webAnne Buchananhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-21481101164721708072012-12-02T14:27:17.374-05:002012-12-02T14:27:17.374-05:00There are some malariologists who at least appear ...There are some malariologists who at least appear to be very optimistic about developing a vaccine, and they tend to be the ones who are actually working on that end. I, and most people I know working with malaria, are pretty pessimistic about that. A large part of the reason is as Anne mentioned: if the vaccine is based off of boosting natural immunity, it’s going to have to get around the problem of losing that natural immunity (quite quickly). Another really basic reason is that malaria parasites are quite adept at avoiding road blocks to their survival. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05068601494828074316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-57723572431554073312012-11-29T09:24:51.736-05:002012-11-29T09:24:51.736-05:00Thanks, Marnie. As I'm sure you know, many pe...Thanks, Marnie. As I'm sure you know, many people in the field believe a vaccine just isn't possible. In part, as I understand it, this is because acquired immunity (acquired the hard way -- from having malaria) is so short-lived. But Dan would have a lot more to say about this than I do. Anne Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212151396672651221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1812431336777691886.post-937024845843701752012-11-28T23:50:07.258-05:002012-11-28T23:50:07.258-05:00Great posts on malaria. I've been distantly f...Great posts on malaria. I've been distantly followin the work to try to develop a vaccine for malaria. I very much appreciate your last article on the beta globin complex and this one on complexity/helminths/malaria.Marniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10850856778953207810noreply@blogger.com