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For people who prefer vaccines to nightmare fuels, the following might offer some hope: (2014) https://nyulangone.org/news/first-successful-vaccination-agains

• ggm 1y ago
  Considering how hard it has been to clense against prions, this is very encouraging. I find it interesting that we struggle to decontaminate materials because of their resistance, but we might be able to train the body to deal with them.
  • gsf_emergency 1y ago
    PF?? Intuition says our immune system isn't equipped to detect them (note how odourless/tasteless) but you make me wonder if we might evolve bacteria/archae to sense them, as a first milestone..
• whatsupdog 1y ago
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