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Re:FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019) by coretx on Monday January 27, 2020 @01:01PM (#22161987)
There is a guy on YT who created and used a crispered phage at some canadian hackerspace biolab. He is no longer lactose intolerant. He can laugh at academia & .gov institutions and their archaic rules and regulations. Coincidentally we see similar trends in neuroscience as individuals playing with things such as TMS/TCS etc. can't be held back by institutions such as the FDA & academia thus rush beyond them. TL;DR Be proud to be at the forefront - it's worth so much more than a dinosaur opinion.
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Re:FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019) by allovernow on Monday January 27, 2020 @01:08PM (#22162043)
Surely there must be some potential risk here, right?
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Re:FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019) by thatcherc on Monday January 27, 2020 @01:19PM (#22162173)
I'm pretty sure this is the video that describes the whole process, in case you want to hear more about it. (Haven't watched it myself but it's been on my to-watch list for while) Comes from a YouTube channel called Though Emporium: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3FcbFqSoQY
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Re:FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019) by newnewpdro on Monday January 27, 2020 @04:57PM (#22164269)
I fully expect a follow-up to that video where he's developing a therapy to treat his obesity after years of eating pizza and ice cream.
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Re:FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019) by davidw on Monday January 27, 2020 @03:07PM (#22163272)
Brings to mind this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evx_Ps85yu8
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Re:FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019) by cwkoss on Monday January 27, 2020 @05:49PM (#22164672)
Sounds like ThoughtEmporium, but I don't remember him using a phage to do this. Might have to rewatch this video soon.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3FcbFqSoQY

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Re:FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019) by Something1234 on Monday January 27, 2020 @10:31PM (#22166182)
He used a virus if I remember correctly.
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Re:FDA approves first US phage therapy trial (2019) by emilfihlman on Monday January 27, 2020 @01:49PM (#22162478)
Iirc the cure was temporary and he won't be doing it again, but yeah he proved it can work, and work easily.
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