Am I legend?

[stinger25]

Let's hope they test this more thoroughly than they did in the movie. :shocked:

There are many valid complaints about last year's movie version of I Am Legend - chief amongst them being that Will Smith is no Charlton Heston, I think we'd all agree. But it appears that the medical science of the movie is much more valid than you may have initially thought, if you ignore that whole "People dying off and/or turning into zombies" thing. At least, according to the man who pioneered said science.

Doctor Patrick Lee, of the Department of Microbiology and Immunology at Dalhousie, was somewhat surprised when he happened to catch I Am Legend on a recent plane flight, and for good reason - That whole thing about the downfall of humanity coming from a specifically-engineered virus created to kill cancer cells? Kind of struck a little too close to home:

Dr. Lee's work involves using a naturally-occurring virus known as "reovirus" to treat cancer... Dr. Lee tested the virus on mice in 1998 with some very promising results. In addition to causing brain tumor cancer cells in mice to shrink, reovirus appeared to seek out other tumors and eliminate them. Meanwhile, right now in the United States and the U.K., independent of Dr. Lee's research, there are already clinical trials underway to test reovirus on humans.

 

[bignateyk]

What happens when the virus is done killing the cancer cells?

 

[stinger25]

Originally posted by: bignateyk
What happens when the virus is done killing the cancer cells?

It turns you into a horribly done CGI freak.

 

[sdifox]

safeguard should be limited lifespan + no self reproduction.

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

Originally posted by: stinger25

Originally posted by: bignateyk
What happens when the virus is done killing the cancer cells?

It turns you into a horribly done CGI freak.

Time to stock up on booze, ammo, and guns.

Oh and in this situation, lots and lots of surefire flashlights+batteries.

 

[MisterJackson]

Originally posted by: stinger25

Originally posted by: bignateyk
What happens when the virus is done killing the cancer cells?

It turns you into a horribly done CGI freak.

That somehow still gives you the ability to wear clothing/underwear without soiling them.

 

[TheTony]

Originally posted by: sdifox
safeguard should be limited lifespan + no self reproduction.

Originally posted by: Dr. Ian Malcolm
I'm simply saying that life, uh... finds a way.

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: TheTony

Originally posted by: sdifox
safeguard should be limited lifespan + no self reproduction.

Originally posted by: Dr. Ian Malcolm
I'm simply saying that life, uh... finds a way.

Objects in mirror are closer than they appear

 

[CrackRabbit]

Originally posted by: DisgruntledVirus

Originally posted by: stinger25

Originally posted by: bignateyk
What happens when the virus is done killing the cancer cells?

It turns you into a horribly done CGI freak.

Time to stock up on booze, ammo, and guns.

Oh and in this situation, lots and lots of surefire flashlights+batteries.

Remember, always eat the bacon first. If you save it some random woman and her kid will come eat it.