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Cavities were cured in 1985, and no one knows it yet (www.lanternbioworks.com)
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[–] 4 points 3 years ago (1 child)

The infection they talk about is for the native bacteria, they simply don't know whether the modified one causes the same issue.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 years ago

    Yes, now imagine a much more prolific version of the same condition. It is a reasonable assumption that it could cause the same condition.

    I don't know anything about the probabilities, so I'm not sure if it's overreacting or not. From a liability perspective a product that has applications for billions of people, even a small probability of complications is important to examine.

    I would hope they could consider making it a prescription for people like me with frequent cavities.

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