14 Fridav. Januarv 18, 1980 University Daily Kansan UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN On Campus SUNDAY: An exhibit titled "AMERICAN IMAGINATION AND SYMBOLIST PAINTING" will open at the Kress Gallery, Helen Foreman Spencer Museum of Art. Sunday museums are 1:30 a.m. A. Museums have an hour for BOLST PAINTING" will be at 2 p.m. in the Kress Gallery, Spencer Museum. An art program, "THE SUMMER SPIRIT: Your entertainment solution Jan R. H. Wagner(913)842 8272 Lorry Ackerman(913)842 8069 Fri. 1/18: SWIFT KICK Country Rock Rock & Roll Repair Formally with South of the tracks Hold Music and Band One of Kansas oldest and finest musical groups MUSI AND LITERATURE," will be at 3 court. In the Spencer Museum Central court. MONDAY: THE GRADUATE WOMEN'S GROUP will meet for lunch from room to room in the Great Hall and on to the Union. The KU GUNG FU CLUB will hold a spring demonstration from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in Dyke Auditorium AMNESY INST Educational Center. The spring semester will be at 7:30 p.m. in the Pine Room of the University of Kentucky, piano, music, Recital Hall in RECITAL HALL, and Rehearsal Recital Hall in Marquess Hall. Sat. 1/19: Lawrence's newest & finest salsa, funky rock, and reggae dancing music 9:00 p.m $2.00 Genetic discovery may result in cancer cure By STEVE MAUN Staff Reporter A recently announced breakthrough in genetic engineering could lead to the development of a drug that could cure most viral infections and possibly the common cold and cancer, a KU professor who worked on the experiments in Switzerland TGIF at THE HAWK Robert Weaver, associate professor of biochemistry, said the discovery had scientific implications because the technique would enable scientists to more clearly understand gene structure. He said that the development would be commercial production of the drug. Weaver, who worked on the experiments while on sabbatical leave last year, returned to KU before any breakthroughs were made. The drug, called interferon, was produced in DNA recombinant experiments performed by Charles Weissman at the University of Zurich in Switzerland. IN RECOMMENITIVE EXPERIMENTS, scientist-engineered spice genes into microbial cells. These genes are combined with different strains of DNA. The purpose is to isolate particular sections to replicate the genome. Henry Stone, KU associate professor of microbiology, said, "I would argue that the most important development in the recombinant DNA experiments is the technology that will allow us to understand the structure of genes and how genes function." Stone and Weaver agreed that learning how genes turn on and off could lead to the cure for cancer, although not enough evidence is available yet. THE DRUG is an anti-viral protein that could be used to cure cancer because cancer is believed to be caused genetically, Stone said. "Certain forms of cancer in animals are viral, but cancer in humans has not been proven to be viral," he said. The body naturally produces a minimal amount of interferon to combat infections such as colds. The largest supply of interferon currently is in the Red Cross blood bank in Finland, where it is extracted from human white blood cells. 'If a cell is infected and dies, it releases So far, the experiments have produced only about two molecules of interferon per bacterium, but researchers hope to improve that by producing 1,000 molecules per bacterium. The scientists inserted human genes that produce interferon into a common human cell and produced the same gene to produce a strain of interferon. The bacteria-protected interferon protects human cell surfaces. Strike... Stone said there are about 100 different strains of colds. The natural interferon causes the same strain to contract again, antibiotics produced from the first infection interferon. As the virus spreads, interferon builds up and becomes more effective in stopping the virus. "Weaver said." Kinko's THE TECHNICHE USED in the experiments also could be used to find a cure or vaccine for most protein-related illnesses such as hepatitis and dwarfism. Weaver said, From page one Kinko's now has Prof. Publish available at no cost to you. Just leave your class readings with us and we'll prepare a composite booklet which your students can buy directly from us at low cost. Attention KU Profs! aid through the state Division of Employment, but they were denied benefits. Lou Wardlaw, assistant manager of Topeka District Claims, said. 10-5 Sat 12-5 Sun 843-8019. 8-8 Mon-Thurs 8-6 Fri AFTER THE examiner reviewed the Stokely employee applications for un- 904 Vermont Artists Colors • Brushes, Air Brushes • Canvas Easels • Drafting Materials & Equipment The employees appealed, but the initial review remained unchanged. Mat. Poster. Illustration. Feam Boards Silkscreen Supplies • Darkroom Service Technical ILLS Plane • Dunking Ink SHIRTS A STORE FULL OF VALUES ... 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No Refreshments Allowed. ★★★★★★★★★★ Accordingly, the Stokely Workers Aid has enlisted the aid of local churches and school trustees to provide employee and chairman of the relief service. Churches have set up donation boxes, and Way-Lay Warehouse Foods, #46 New York Stockade box for 100 Stokely employees, he said. Tonight Dance to Your Favorite Band Pat's Blue Riddim "Welcome Back Jayhawks" The J.T. Cooke Band $1.02 odm $1.02 pitchers, hibbils FREE adm. with KU-KSU ticket stub ★★★★★★★★★★ Go KU . . . Kick the 'Cats sua films Friday & Saturday, January 18-19 INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS Dr. Philip Kauffman, with Donald Sutherland, Brooke Adams, Leonard Nimoy, Jeff Goldburn, Veronica Carton and Peter Duggan in a Chilling remake of the 1958 original; pods from outer space threaten the world. Plus: The Cinema of Raymond Bacon. Midnight Movies FRITZ THE CAT 14T Director Ralph Baskin's famous animated feature of a college dropout has been made. By the maker of WIZARD and LORD OF THE RINGS, plus AND LORD OF THE RINGS. Plus Sunday, January 2 Truffaut DAY FOR NIGHT 1978 Dr. Francis Truffaut, with Jean DiFranco Truffaut and Martha Valentin Corresse and Truffaut film-within-a-film explores the problems of making a film about the crew and crew. Frances frubbed, Plus: "Italian American," a short film by Martin Monday, January 2 THE WOMEN (1939) Dir. George Cukor, with Rosalind Russell, Jennifer Donahue, Juliette Campbell, and Fontaine. All an-star, all-female cast. Based on the play *Cairn Boote* Tuesday, January 22 FORBIDDEN PLANET Dir. Fred Wilcox, with Walter Pidgemon and Anne Francis. A group of astronauts land on a desertsite planet and break off pieces of ice breaks of violence caused by an invisible beast. Feasting the Robby the Robot, loosely based on the TEM-PETS. Special effects by the Disney team. Plus: 1st Season Star Trek BLOGGER. Unless otherwise noted, all film will be shown at Woodfire Auditorium in the morning and start at 7:30; weekend films are $1.50 and start at 3:30, 7:00 & 9:30; weekday films are $2.00 on Sunday. Tickets available at the USA Office, University Sleek Low (866) 455-4111.