What An Age We Live In

Brenda, who is very high in the running for the title of Coolest Person In The Entire Freakin' World, sent this article my way.

Wow. Fascinating, clever, and more than a little frightening.

Should this be successful, and should it be made available, would it be expensive? Would it go where it's needed (that is, Africa)? Could you even prescribe a virus that's going to stay with someone and be transmitted to other people? Wouldn't that drive Pfizer and Eli Lilly mad? Is it possible to have the "new" virus but be HIV-free? There are all kinds of crazy legal issues, too--what happens when someone gets the HIV-inhibitor virus but doesn't want it? What happens to a patent, if one is even obtainable, when this little thing starts spreading? Could someone get sued for having sex and passing along Dr. Arkin's creation? Good lord, it boggles the mind. My mind, anyway. Which might not be saying much.

Anyway, let us know what you think.