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Chinese scientists develop cure for diabetes, insulin patient becomes medicine-free in just 3 months (m.economictimes.com)

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Exactly, that's why we'll never have a vaccine for something like polio, it's too profitable to make and sell iron lungs.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

You joke, but that's actually a really interesting story. Jonas Salk, the developer of the first polio vaccine was adamantly against even patenting it and claimed that it 'belonged to the people'. There is some potential controversy there, but we mostly just think he was a pretty great dude. Dude's a fucking hero regardless.

I get the analogy you're trying to make, but maybe want to switch to something else.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I get the analogy you're trying to make, but maybe want to switch to something else.

Like any other vaccine?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Yeah, legitimately could choose just about anything else besides polio and it would have landed pretty well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't really see how that goes against it. If anything it shows that some people will totally disregard profit in favor of bettering humanity. See also: the patent for insulin.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 3 months ago

We have a vaccine. Not a cure.