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v ,v Vi' V'v-.;: 'age 10 THE BATTALION MONDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1981 National [nterferon tests successful United Press International SAN FRANCISCO — A pre- iminary study on a small number if patients at the Stanford Medical Center has shown that interferon s effective in causing a regression »f cancer, a researcher reports. Dr. Sandra Horning, a clinical nstructor at the hospital, told the nternational Congress of Inter feron Research that eight patients vith advanced cancers showed dme evidence of regression with injections of the chemical over 34 o 56 days. But she stressed the study was till in the first phase and does not prove the effectiveness of interfer on in treating cancer. Dr. T.C. Merigan, who con ducted the Stanford study, said: “We need to determine the best way to get dosage measurements, contrast it with other drugs and determine the side effects. New gene-splicing techniques for producing interferon — highly purified protein — opened the way for the cancer studies and stu dies on its effectiveness against the common cold. A nasal spray using interferon has been shown to prevent pa tients from getting the most pre valent cold virus, said Dr. D. Tyr rell of the Clinical Research Cen ter in Middlesex, England. However, the tests also found the spray caused headaches, fever and fatigue and muscle pain, Tyr rell said. The next stage is to determine what doses will stop a cold, when it can be given to stop the symp toms and how much effect inter feron has in larger patient sam plings, he said. Scientists have developed a means of genetically coding a com mon bacteria, thus turning “the bacteria into a factory for recom binant interferon,” Seymour Fein, a research physician, said. Interferon exists in all human cells as a protein that interferes with the spread of various viruses through the body, Fein said. In the past, interferon only could be produced in minute quantities at an approximate cost of $10 million a gram. Congress Chairman Dr. William Stewart said. It now can be produced for research at a realistic cost, open ing the way for new tests against cancer and viruses. Shroud a fake, scientist says United Press International CHICAGO — The cloth be- ieved to be the burial shroud of fesus Christ is a hoax, claims a ormer member of the Shroud of Furin Research Project. Walter C. McCrone, described ay one colleague as the best mic- roscopist in the world, said Friday ****** he found no evidence of blood on the - centuries-old material and said the images were painted. “I can’t sit still while my find ings are ignored — worse yet, said to be incorrect,” said McCrone, head of the McCrone Research In stitute. “The 30 to 40 scientists who worked on this relic have con cluded it is genuine — that is, all except one,” McCrone said. “I am the only one who has concluded that it is a fake. “I can assure you I have com pelling, rational and straight- forward reasons for saying the Shroud of Turin was painted with Texas Off icc of Traffic Safety a thin, watercolor paint by an artist.” He said samples taken from the shroud show evidence of red iron earth and vermilion paint. Since watercolor paint was used, there are no brush marks, he said. “There is no mystery about the 3-D image or the partially nega tive character of the image (be cause) these are incidental and automatic when the shroud image is painted,” he said. A carbon-dating process would prove conclusively that the cloth is a hoax, McCrone said. ^jiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiimHiiiiiiiiHiiiimim^ Make the World Go Away Take a Break at = UNDERGROUND RAILROAD I SNACK BAR | Open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Basement of Sbisa * SPECIAL * | Buy a Hamburger or Cheeseburger | & Fries | Get a Large Coke Free Play a game while you wait (Offer good through Oct. 31, 1981) QUALITY FIRST” iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimimimiiiiiimiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiinil Unwanted attention Staff photo by Brian Talt A good bath and dip was what Nicole held Saturday are Valerie Mogas, left, Al received at the hands of these first year Smith and Cindy Pfluger, background, veterinary medical students. Students and Randall Sullivan. 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