Submitted by netsec_burn t3_ziduz2 in UpliftingNews
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brockwallace t1_izr003j wrote
For only 49 easy payments of 46,000,000 dollars.
/s good for her, this is good news.
HeWhoVotesUp t1_izr6obx wrote
Well it clearly wasn't incurable then.
king_rootin_tootin t1_izr8438 wrote
"Base editing" sounds like something that happens in a recording studio before a new trance album drops.
yelbesed2 t1_izrtfjw wrote
Till now.
calypso_9903 t1_izs1k02 wrote
It's always incurable until you find a cure
DragonGarlicBreath t1_izs55wl wrote
Yeah, the headlines are kind of driving me nuts, too. "Previously incurable" would be a lot better. I mean, not too lose sight that this is great news and so happy for her and her family.
Highland_Dragon t1_izskj4t wrote
Thankfully this was in the UK, at Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. It's an NHS hospital so it's very unlikely she will have to pay anything.
BenzeneBabe t1_izt1ofs wrote
Does it really matter?
DragonGarlicBreath t1_izt76k6 wrote
Yes. Calling something "incurable" is defeatist. It fosters an incorrect mindset that isn't helpful. A lot of people with currently incurable conditions will live long enough to see a cure and it's terrible idea to pretend that "not currently curable" means they can't hope for a cure. (Cancers less often, but even then.)
Besides, what's the point of writing news of not to be accurate?
SanguineBanker t1_izt79zb wrote
Absolutely stunning technology with huge potential. I'm thrilled with the progress Alyssa has made and hope to see similar therapies made available for my own cancer and sickle cell patients.
smackmedown t1_izt9tog wrote
Yet another Christmas miracle! Miracles are everywhere- you just have to look around.
BenzeneBabe t1_iztwjzf wrote
Incurable is less of a mouthful to say then “currently incurable” and people don’t usually need things that specifically to understand that just cause something is called incurable today doesn’t mean it always will be. I just don’t think being that specific is necessary and it kinda feels like an insult saying you don’t think people are smart enough to figure that out with it being spoon fed to them.
pummers88 t1_izuejje wrote
Gota get those good vibrations
mebungle83 t1_izuxvst wrote
Wonderful
AinsiSera t1_izv42mz wrote
In theory - this is a big step forward on targeted immunology. But I’m reading that what they did here was aim for a wipe out of her immune system, to be replaced by a new bone marrow transplant. Usually that can be accomplished by radiation but that didn’t work in this case.
It’s not applicable for other types of cancer yet because let’s say you have liver cancer - you wouldn’t want/need a tool that wipes out all liver cells.
That said, we’re at the cudgel stage with the technique. The ideas behind it and the tools developed will continue to advance, until we have a hammer, then a chisel, then a pen, then a micro laser.
aron65 t1_izveo3n wrote
Well put, thanks.
the_fishtanks t1_izvf99q wrote
Nah, let’s give credit to the nurses, scientists, and researchers who worked really hard for long hours to make this happen. They deserve the real praise here
smackmedown t1_izvfuvg wrote
Tough room! Are these downvotes for the word “Christmas” or “miracle”?
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