Re:Cancer Isn’t a Logic Problem
by Palomides on Saturday April 01, 2017 @05:53PM
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I agree in a long term sense (we'll figure it out eventually, and fuck evolution), but I don't think we can assume evolution leaves us in a situation where cancer is easy to solve, and we just need to tie off some loose ends, or turn up a few knobs. And I don't think the understanding of cancer levels in, say, whales is developed to do more than guess something is going on. Some theories suggest better repair mechanisms, others that it's simply different selective effects at the cellular level in larger organisms.
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Re:Cancer Isn’t a Logic Problem
by jessriedel on Saturday April 01, 2017 @06:18PM
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> I don't think we can assume evolution leaves us in a situation where cancer is easy to solve, and we just need to tie off some loose ends, or turn up a few knobs.
Sure, but no one disputes this. Silicon valley investing in cancer research does not imply anyone takes such a silly position.