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Posted by Cort Johnson “We’re excited to be in this partnership with the WPI” Dr. Ken Hunter, University of Nevada Reno The Whittemore-Peterson-Institute ( WPI) has been through a brutal stretch of bad news lately; first their aggressively defended XMRV discovery didn’t work out, then the firing of their lead researcher, Dr. Mikovits, left them under attack from her supporters,
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Posted by Cort Johnson Dr. Judy Mikovits has had a difficult couple of months. First the BWG study indicated the tests she developed for XMRV were not valid, then evidence of contamination resulted in a partial retraction of the original Science paper, then she was accused of doctoring a photo at a conference and in the original Science paper prompting
ContinuePosted by Cort Johnson A New Center – Much research and discussion now is not centered around XMRV but around a prostate cancer cell line called 22RV1. More than anything else this cell line that is what is causing problems for XMRV. The 22RV1 cell line was created in 1999 in response to a need to study prostate cancer –
ContinuePosted by Cort Johnson The WPI response to the Papers Published in Retrovirology The Lombardi et al. and Lo et al. studies were done using four different methods of detection. They were not simply PCR experiments, as were the studies by McClure et al. and others who have recently reported their difficulties with contamination. Experienced researchers such as Mikovits, Lombardi,
ContinuePosted by Cort Johnson < strong> Register For Blood Working Group CFS Webinar – Support CFS at the Dept of Health and Human Services – register for the CAA Blood Working Group Seminar The DHHS is where the money is. Whether you love, like, dislike or cringe at the idea of being associated with the CFIDS Association, I encourage you
ContinuePosted by Cort Johnson Kim McCleary stated that the Alter paper was the most anticipated research paper on ME/CFS ever and she was surely right. Demonstrating a remarkable online viral spread of its own Kim reported over 150 media outlets quickly jumped on the XMRV story. The story sent attendance at the Phoenix Rising Forums zooming, quickly breaking the record
ContinuePosted by Cort Johnson As the Whittemore-Peterson-Institute opens its door on what may be a new era of understanding and treating ME/CFS, it’s good to look at the circumstances that spawned the Institute. It was borne out of hope and possibility, for sure, both of which it has vastly exceeded but it was also borne out of trial. The new
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