Comments on: Cigarette Company Pays for Study… http://healthandsurvival.com/2008/03/26/cigarette-company-pays-for-study/ Protecting Your Health, Longevity and Survival! Mon, 28 May 2012 04:16:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Baylog’s Biotech « Frederick County Biotech Community http://healthandsurvival.com/2008/03/26/cigarette-company-pays-for-study/#comment-1048 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 23:42:17 +0000 http://healthandsurvival.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-1048 [...] Rant here:  Funding Stem Cell research with tobacco money? Oh, the horror.  In case you forgot, a vast majority of MdSCRF funding went to Hopkins who, by the way, already [...]

]]> By: Jim H http://healthandsurvival.com/2008/03/26/cigarette-company-pays-for-study/#comment-1047 Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:50:52 +0000 http://healthandsurvival.wordpress.com/?p=318#comment-1047 Big Tobacco has been funding basic research in Molecular Biology and “Cancer” since the early 70′s.

I worked at a group at the University of Rochester that was funded, in part, by the Tobacco money. Our research collaborations included at least 4 future Nobel prize winners, significantly, understanding the genetic mechanisms behind human Papilloma Virus (HPV): one of the first Oncogenes (cancer causing viruses) discovered. We also discovered the COX2 enzyme and COX2 inhibitors, a class of drugs now in wide use.

Just think about it, if Cancer is cured, then we can all continue to smoke without worries. It’s basically a win-win situation. I don’t understand the controversy.

]]>