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Being able to produce any protein in the body with mRNA seems like a pretty big leap.
by chpatrick 5y ago
Being able to produce any protein in the body with mRNA seems like a pretty big leap.
- hulitu 5y agoBio(n)tech is Godzilla.
- inglor_cz 5y agoOh, a Sepultura fan. They were big in the Czech Republic in the early 1990s. A Brazilian band, but resonated with Central European metalheads a lot.
- Someone 5y agoSo do understanding the role of DNA and understanding it’s chemistry: necessary, but not sufficient. I think mRNA production will help in quite a few rare genetic diseases, but also that we’re far away from being able to safely make the myriads of subtle changes needed to make otherwise healthy people live longer. I compare it to heart surgery. It is quite a miracle that we can do it, but the risks are so high that we only do it when people’s hearts have lost significant portion of their pumping capacity. You don’t see cross-country skiers who are just not good enough get heart surgery to make it to the olympics, for example.
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