Post ANbd37hueQ1bTQOr0i by TerryHancock@mastodon.art
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(DIR) Post #ANbb62UuHG5qHBZy0O by urusan@fosstodon.org
2022-09-16T00:41:00Z
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How long do you think it will take for science to develop a permanent cure for lactose intolerance?
(DIR) Post #ANbbGHsbwPMOsaYMc4 by bluestarultor@tech.lgbt
2022-09-16T00:42:52Z
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@urusan Nobody will produce a cure as long as treatments remain profitable. :/
(DIR) Post #ANbbLlF0CjhPOCdX4y by alilly@solarpunk.moe
2022-09-16T00:43:44Z
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@urusan drop-off in lactase production is genetically determined and I believe hormonally regulated; you could attack it from either direction, I don't know which would be easier, but it's probably feasible
(DIR) Post #ANbbqW3EjIOTFwnYzw by greypilgrim@fosstodon.org
2022-09-16T00:49:26Z
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@urusan Probably something that won't cure the people partaking in the cure, but will cure one or two generations down the road via genetics.
(DIR) Post #ANbc7Fjce9SvZhbYXI by thor@berserker.town
2022-09-16T00:52:27Z
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@urusan is it even a disease? a good amount of the earth's population are naturally lactose intolerant. adult mammals aren't supposed to drink milk.
(DIR) Post #ANbcNjtYHOf9kS6uu0 by BobRoss@pleroma.nobodyhasthe.biz
2022-09-16T00:55:29.000749Z
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@urusan lactose intolerant niggas coping and seething
(DIR) Post #ANbd37hueQ1bTQOr0i by TerryHancock@mastodon.art
2022-09-16T01:02:48Z
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@urusanI still think it's weird that we frame a normal developmental gene as something to be "cured".
(DIR) Post #ANbdCQ9pQGbVIntHUW by urusan@fosstodon.org
2022-09-16T01:04:36Z
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@thor I'm a transhumanist, so it's an interesting case study.It's disease-like enough to potentially get the medical system to work on it, while technically being elective.There's also a lot of demand for the treatment. Lots of people with lactose intolerance want to consume dairy, and taking lactase pills with dairy is a poor substitute.
(DIR) Post #ANbeu9qKvI4wUsT5iC by cobra@fedi.vern.cc
2022-09-16T01:23:42Z
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@urusan i too enjoy endangering my life by using amateur bio-engineering to cure my own lactose intolerance
(DIR) Post #ANbh8RAPnkaDsOOXLc by urusan@fosstodon.org
2022-09-16T01:48:42Z
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@TerryHancock By using "cure" I was mostly trying to differentiate it from taking lactase to help control the symptoms.That said, I do think it makes sense to talk about "curing" an unwanted condition, even if it's natural (as long as it's the patient with the condition that doesn't want the condition).
(DIR) Post #ANbiPTyqh6Q5Tlg0FU by friend@linuxrocks.online
2022-09-16T02:02:58Z
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@urusan Yeah, diseases are natural, too.Kind of like the whole plant vs. weed differentiation. So long as you don't want it, you yeet it.@TerryHancock
(DIR) Post #ANbiRHilFI6E2J0jiq by TerryHancock@mastodon.art
2022-09-16T02:03:18Z
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@urusan Yeah, I understand. It's just a weird circumstance of history, though.I seem to have become lactose intolerant in middle age, so I guess that's a thing.
(DIR) Post #ANblO7znc8KmjN7TOa by friend@linuxrocks.online
2022-09-16T02:36:20Z
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@urusan I feel like we'll make more progress more quickly on plant-based milk and such, so that it's eventually not anymore relevant enough.Like, I'm already gladly eating my cereal and drinking my chocolate milk with oat milk. Someone on here said there's also already excellent vegan cream cheese.Obviously, there's still things like yoghurt and many recipes won't work the same without cow's milk, but you often only eat small amounts of those, so it might not cause problems yet.
(DIR) Post #ANblVnXZYAaPbfZeU4 by Linux_in_a_Bit@linuxrocks.online
2022-09-16T02:37:46Z
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@bluestarultor @urusan It's the same with cancer...
(DIR) Post #ANbvxUYeTmY3A9rGt6 by ralismark@fosstodon.org
2022-09-16T04:34:44Z
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@urusan in case you haven't seen it, this guy made genetically modified virus that made him basically lactose toleranthttps://youtu.be/aoczYXJeMY4
(DIR) Post #ANbw4QAPCgeTZToynI by ralismark@fosstodon.org
2022-09-16T04:36:03Z
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@urusan in case you haven't seen it, this guy made genetically modified virus that made him basically lactose toleranthttps://youtu.be/aoczYXJeMY4I think he's working an improved version of this but I'm not sure what the status of that is