Post AlljmKcZJTGAlyzKTo by hackerfriendly@mas.to
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 (DIR) Post #AlljfTOiHeeJxwElNY by Mer__edith@mastodon.world
       2024-09-06T09:48:20Z
       
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       This is so cool/kind (AND they're using machine learning to actually do the thing 'for humanity' that companies selling ML to the pharma industry claim it will , but that of course their version will not actually do, given the incentives♥️)https://www.404media.co/right-to-repair-for-your-body-the-rise-of-diy-pirated-medicine/
       
 (DIR) Post #AlljgVDb03mftzWmw4 by to@hachyderm.io
       2024-09-06T10:06:32Z
       
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       @Mer__edith These are actual heroes 🙌
       
 (DIR) Post #AlljhtqCwFlmYeFq3k by hackerfriendly@mas.to
       2024-09-06T13:56:33Z
       
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       @Mer__edith Note that the word “safety” doesn’t appear once in that piece.I work in pharma research. The likelihood that you will make a contaminated product, or a different product than you intend, is extremely high in the absence of stringent controls.Equitable access is an ongoing injustice that needs better solutions, absolutely.But the DIY path, however well intentioned, encourages making placebos and accidentally poisoning people.
       
 (DIR) Post #AlljhxxRdHw3KFfftY by Mer__edith@mastodon.world
       2024-09-06T14:20:54Z
       
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       @hackerfriendly Yeah, sure, but dying because a pill is $1500 is also very very unsafe.
       
 (DIR) Post #AlljmKcZJTGAlyzKTo by hackerfriendly@mas.to
       2024-09-06T15:25:12Z
       
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       @Mer__edith No disagreement on that specific point. I just think that the risk/reward is much more out of balance than folks outside the industry realize.Check out this recent bit by Derek Lowe: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/sneaky-impurityIt's one tiny edge case in a sea of manufacturing unknowns.Where is the kitchen NMR? Or HPLC rig? Even if you make the right molecule, how do you correctly and consistently dose it?That 404 Media piece is irresponsible for promoting false hope and ignoring real risks.