mRNA's next challenge: Will it work as a drug?

Re:mRNA's next challenge: Will it work as a drug? by Filligree on Friday December 18, 2020 @09:29PM (#25474437)

Viruses do it all the time. It can indeed cause trouble, but a random mutated rhinovirus is more likely to do so (allergies, typically) than a vaccine which was developed specifically to not cause any damage.

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Re:mRNA's next challenge: Will it work as a drug? by schoen on Saturday December 19, 2020 @01:06AM (#25475474)

This xkcd from last week is about precisely this issue! https://xkcd.com/2397/

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Re:mRNA's next challenge: Will it work as a drug? by anonymouse008 on Saturday December 19, 2020 @01:51AM (#25475649)

We think way too highly of ourselves as a species

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Re:mRNA's next challenge: Will it work as a drug? by anonymouse008 on Friday December 18, 2020 @09:50PM (#25474533)

I’ll fight natural selection any day... crispr, no way.

We are not gods. At least with previous vaccines we just killed off the active parts and said “hey, go bull fight this” to our immune system.

Last bit: Leverage works in both ways

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Re:mRNA's next challenge: Will it work as a drug? by emsy on Friday December 18, 2020 @10:57PM (#25474872)

Organism evolves the capabilities to understands diseases and develops ways to fight them, if that isn’t natural selection what is?

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Re:mRNA's next challenge: Will it work as a drug? by m4eta on Saturday December 19, 2020 @02:11AM (#25475735)

This idea that "We are not gods." Such a peculiar argument. If something is capable by a mortal man what makes you think it has god-like qualities? To me it is the opposite. Also since you're using the word "gods" are you referring to polytheism? Where did you decide you were capable of determining a "god-like" thing? You. Are. Confusing. Me.

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