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Everyone here has a negative take. Yet, when people post that cutting edge drugs might save their lives you all want drugmakers and the FDA to move faster. Wha
by light_hue_1 3y ago
Everyone here has a negative take. Yet, when people post that cutting edge drugs might save their lives you all want drugmakers and the FDA to move faster.
What is it?
Do we want to save people's lives or not? This is critical data for developing new drugs.
Keep in mind all of the people who did this, said they want their DNA to be used for research. If you didn't opt into that, you can still use 23andMe! But your DNA is never used. What's the problem here? I volunteered my DNA. And if there was a government scheme for people to do so that so that we can help advance medical science faster, I would sign up tomorrow.
Do you want to live longer? Find a cure for your grandparent's cancer? Find a cure for multiple sclerosis? Find genetic markers for autism? etc. All of these require data.
The hypocrisy and knee jerk reaction on HN about these issues is astounding.
- digging 3y agoYou can look through posters' comment history, you know. Come back when you've found one person who's actually making both of those arguments instead of fighting this strawman.