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https://news.mit.edu/2023/new-nanoparticles-can-perform-gene-editing-lungs-0330
tallyhoho
Considering how quickly we are polluting our air - we should really ramp up production on these bad boys
jjmfdl
Look ma, new bio weapon vector!
nevergoingtogiveyouupnevergoingtoletyoudown
...Or as a airborne weapon...
OKSasquatch
Lifelong asthmatic with chronic bronchitis here. Sign me the fuck up.
Kakeukh
Ok, but will it let me have 5G?
thespaceneedle
Yeah but it’s the Kochs so fuck ‘em
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
the koch institute is just the cancer biology department at MIT - its named that because he gave them enough money to get it named that 16 years ago. the kochs had nothing to do with this research. you are just doing “soros-backed DA”
Three6s
B-B-but it will save lives potentially
EternalStudent07
No that's not "gene editing". Just like the COVID vaccine doesn't edit your genes. It'd tell your cells to make a protein. Easier than forcing a protein from the outside into the cells (I assume).
Blacktusk
The claim is that the treatment will use mrna to instruct the cells to produce crispr proteins and edit themselves.
ThePastmaster
Awesome then we can start using asbestos again. :P
Calicious
I don't believe this for a second, but I can't wait for this sciency magic to fuck up may asthma
trivialsavant
Can't wait to not be able to afford that treatment
r0b0tc0rpse
This is how we get zombies/grey goo.
TheRealMemoryhole
How does this not cause the body to reject the lungs as "foreign", similar to how transplants can go south?
kbryant414
"The new particles also break down quickly, allowing them to be cleared from the lung within a few days and reducing the risk of inflammation. The particles could also be delivered multiple times to the same patient if repeat doses are needed. This gives them an advantage over another approach to delivering mRNA, which uses a modified version of harmless adenoviruses which are very effective at delivering RNA but can’t be given repeatedly because they induce an immune response in the host."
kbryant414
Not sure if this is exactly the same thing, but it seemed relevant to your question.
wylkyn
Not that any of us in America would be able to afford it.
p7hk9
This makes conservatives angry, for some reason.
PinkEater
WOO HOO. LIGHT 'EM IF YOU GOT 'EM!!!!! - People I know.
maxthemagician
InfocalypseRising
FlintNorth44
NANOMACHINES, SON!
yathatsgood
What's this from?
LetheTheArtificer
Literally said this when I saw the title and description lol
MySushi
I wonder if someone can also use this research to help out chronic acute asthma sufferers
NapoleonTrousersnakeBonaparte
meganical
Isn’t this the start of what actually happened in the Marvel Universe where they used nanobots to control the villains?
TheOnlyPtylerdactyl
Can... Can it clear out asbestos exposure? Asking for people who were hired as teens to help clean up wreckage by absolute idiots who wanted to save a buck by not getting actual licensed disposal crews
kbryant414
Unfortunately, I don't think gene-editing can remove the scarring that is the cause of asbestosis. It's not a viral malady, but damage accrued by prolonged exposure to the fibers causing persistent injury that scars over until the accumulation of scar tissue makes it more and more difficult to breathe. If they could find a way to replace scar tissue with healthier tissue, then it might be something that can be fixed.
Tybeedude
Yeah....I worked in heavy factories for 35 years....all manner of chemicals in the air, bad conditions....we just accepted it....the pay was great....now, I have so much scarring.... 3000 mgs of immunosuppressant daily.....hey...it was a good ride.
BostonThighnamics
World militaries: Can we have toxic gas immunity?
Monkeynutsjoe
Not in... one of the midwest red states. I honestly can't keep up with which one is banning what.
mmckee44
From the Koch Institute? Will it also make you vote in favor of the oligarchy?
FuckThemIfTheyCantTakeAJoke
"Finally" *opens a pack of cigarettes
peterbozeman
Looks like I am back on those clove cigarettes.
DXAshram
I wonder if we'll ever come up with something for COPD.
chbarts
Don't worry: The anti-GMO people will ensure it never happens.
smashatheOG
OOh I wonder if it will help people living with lung cancer
commentsivehadafew
If this comes to fruition, we’ll all breathe a bit easier
blackholevoid10011
Whio is this we? Americans aren't getting shit.
shack95
well except for anyone who has a conspiracy against mRna vax’s
UndeadGopher
As some who's got COPD at 36, I fuckin hope so
ThatAintRightItsAllLeft
And my long COVID says thanks.
chbarts
Don't worry: The anti-GMO people will ensure it never happens.
VaultGirl69
There were real ecological concerns when gene editing started. Like everything, the better we understand it, the more responsibly we can use it.
gnomedeplume
the opponents never let not understanding anything get in the way of opposing it
thenthereweredicks
NeverEnoughFoxes
This news is a breath of fresh air, for sure.
demosteness
We all?? Hahahahahha! You better be rich.
mikeatike
*sigh*
paladindansesgirlfriend
I think anti vaxxers should be banned from this bc it’s RNA based
LonelyHumanBoy
Good news, terrifying news for possible weapons research.
ShinksAvoHazaar
There’s a Fridge episode that ran a similar concept.
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
what advantages as a weapon would this have over something like chlorine gas
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SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
CRISPR is not contagious so why is it a benefit to make enemy soldiers sick later instead of immediately? and there are chemical toxins that already work like that
Rodenbeard
Yeah, when it comes to chemical or biological weapons we already have access to extremely effective ones that are much easier and cheaper to produce
LoreLord
The important word is "discerning." A lot of chemical/biological agents affect both sides equally, that's part of the practical reason they aren't used in warfare. If you can edit the DNA of your soldiers with a big red flag for this thing, then this particle is just going to kill your enemies, and leave your troops completely alone
LoreLord
You can tag your soldiers with a specific marker, a "do not touch" marker. And then basically shell your own troops with this nanoparticle with no fear. A discerning chemical warfare agent is the thing of nightmares my dude
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
you… can’t? this is just a delivery method for CRISPR, and even then its administered intratracheally.
LoreLord
Slightly less horrifyingly, if you manage to make this kind of thing shelf stable, you can use it in a similar method as paint bombs or ink packs, where you can trigger a specific genetic trait in people exposed to it. Like nasty breath if you broke into a safe, as an unrealistic example. Easily find rebels, terrorists, and bank robbers
LoreLord
I'm not saying we shouldn't research this, CRISPR technology is amazing. I'm just pointing out some of the scary things that are riding its coattails
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
that is not how either CRISPR or genetic variation in humans works, and it would be orders of magnitudes easier to do what you describe with just chemical toxins
LonelyHumanBoy
Genocide? Reverse engineering tech like this to target particular genes present in certain ethnicities? The only challenge would be vector, not someting that would take a long time to research. Utilizing tech like this is not for battlefield use, its for use on civilian populations, oftentimes unsuspecting.
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
thats science fiction - theres no single unique genetic site that would work for something like that. and also why would they do that when they could just gather up ethnic minorities using guys with guns and then shoot them
LonelyHumanBoy
Less culpability for governments involved, and its quite clear you have a nagging desire to be contrarian. So we're done here.
SaveitforQueenDoppelpoppolus
no i actually understand genetics and i am telling you that you dont and are baselessly fearmongering