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Prions aren't highly communicable. You could also be struck by lightning or be hit by a car. This isn't a big priority.
by willmadden 2y ago
Prions aren't highly communicable. You could also be struck by lightning or be hit by a car. This isn't a big priority.
- VyseofArcadia 2y agoIt is for the researchers. They're a husband-wife team who got into the field because she carries the gene for fatal familial insomnia.
- tim333 2y agoStill the tech may help with prion like diseases which are common: >There is also evidence suggesting prions may play a part in the process of Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS); these have been termed prion-like diseases. (wikipedia)
- vikramkr 2y agoYou're saying you'd rather society not invest in fundamental research into new mechanisms of curing disease with applications to prions (medically and economically devastating), genetic disease, and potentially neurodegeneration? Also even if you were correct about this area of research not being a big priority, failing to invest in small priorities is a pretty solid way to lose your technological edge and competitiveness as a nation so let's not kneecap ourselves for no reason.
- willmadden 2y agoI wrote what I meant to write. It is interesting that the first words you put in my mouth involved public funding, however.