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A patient in England has received the world's first personalized cancer vaccine that gets his immune system to fight his colorectal cancer. (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] DavidGarcia@feddit.nl 2 points 9 months ago

yeah I mean the mRNA tech of the vaccines has other potentiall amazing applications like replacing enzymes people are missing or introducing new ones. It's temporary, so much safer than permanent gene therapy. Realistically speaking, how else are we going to remove the microplastic?