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Re:Some Proteins Change Their Folds to Perform Different Jobs by JPLeRouzic on Thursday February 04, 2021 @11:46AM (#26027054)
A question from a layman: Could changing body's temperature by a few percent, for a small amount of time, be used to heal from some diseases, like cancer or diabetes?
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Re:Some Proteins Change Their Folds to Perform Different Jobs by thaumasiotes on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:00PM (#26027232)
Some diseases, yes; people do this all the time and it is called "running a fever". Fevers are not induced by the disease; they are a strategy you use to kill the disease.

Cancer or diabetes, no. Diabetes is not even a "disease" in the sense of an organism that can be alive or dead.

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Re:Some Proteins Change Their Folds to Perform Different Jobs by JPLeRouzic on Thursday February 04, 2021 @12:22PM (#26027478)
Thanks for the answer!
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