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Probably because, even though we know what to fix, ordering our immune system to do what we think is right would probably break other things due to the huge com
by ranguna 4y ago
Probably because, even though we know what to fix, ordering our immune system to do what we think is right would probably break other things due to the huge complexity our our bodies.
So we have to go "roundabout" ways to tell existing cells what to do, so they can keep doing what they are doing to keep us alive at the same time as they do what we say.
- egeozcan 4y ago> even though we know what to fix, ordering our immune system to do what we think is right would probably break other things due to the huge complexity our our bodies When it comes to the decision making of biological systems, I always think about the game Elevator Saga[0], and how "fixing" one level can break all the others. Now think that game with million times the signals/variables/events and so many levels that it feels infinite, and you begin to understand the challenge that our immune system faces. The current solution passes many "levels" (diseases) but not all, and when we make changes, there's no single test-suite that guarantees that we didn't break anything significant. [0]: https://play.elevatorsaga.com/ https://play.elevatorsaga.com/
- Kaibeezy 4y agoThis is the same analytical problem with geoengineering climate change mitigations. Unforeseeable consequences while underway and when it stops.