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First Anti-Cancer Nanoparticle Trial On Humans a Success
An anonymous reader writes "Nanoparticles have been able to disable cancerous cells in living human bodies for the first time. The results are perfect so far, killing tumors with no side effects whatsoever. Mark Davis, project leader at CalTech, says that 'it sneaks in, evades the immune system, delivers the siRNA, and the disassembled components exit out.' Truly amazing."
Fucking Slashdot 2.0 threading. I had no idea there were no less than four other responses before posting my own. ;\ Sigh, I miss Slashdot, because whatever this is it sure as hell isn't it. :p
It goes from God, to Jerry, to me.
Ok, I'm taking bets on how many people die of cancer while the FDA drags its feet for the next 20 years because there is a slight chance there might be a side effect or two. I'm putting the over/under at 28,000 slow and painful deaths.
FDA Mentality, real life example:
Hey guys, I know that we have hundreds of thousands of Americans dropping dead from obesity related illnesses every year. Ephedrine is quite effective at helping people manage both their appetites and ability to metabolize fat, but since 6 idiots took way too much of it and killed themselves over the course of 4 years, we're going to ban it entirely. Enjoy your diabetes and heart attacks, America.
Incidentally, fuck the FDA.