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Re:Open Insulin Foundation by cwkoss on Friday July 16, 2021 @03:05PM (#27859965)
How cool would it be if you could keep something like a sourdough starter (maybe a shelf with a half dozen jars that need tending 1-2 times a week) that would continuously produce the medications people need to live in their own homes.

It would almost certainly be more of a hassle than getting it from a pharmacy, and purification is probably a tricky step, but I think we're just a decade or two from this potentially becoming a reality.

Would be incredibly egalitarian and empowering to individuals.

Re:Open Insulin Foundation by BrandoElFollito on Friday July 16, 2021 @05:29PM (#27861452)
I had the same thought in 1989 following Fleischmann and Pons' "discovery" of cold fusion. I dreamed of football-size reactor everyone could have at home and be done with electricity dependence.
Re:Open Insulin Foundation by path411 on Sunday July 18, 2021 @10:33PM (#27878683)
More than just electrical dependency. The output vs size/weight would be a very big revolution in engineering.