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[–] Aquila@sh.itjust.works 25 points 10 months ago

Can’t wait to see what bullshit conspiracy theory people make up about this like 5g causing cancer or vaccines autism lol

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 20 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You can't afford it. That's really all you need to know.

[–] Noit@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

You can’t afford it now. This tech is going to be something people can do in their sheds within a decade.

[–] set_secret@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

you can't afford in in USA you mean?

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago

Exa-cel, also known by its brand name Casgevy, received its first regulatory approval on Nov. 16, 2023 from the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to treat two debilitating blood disorders: sickle-cell disease and transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later approved the therapy as a treatment for both disorders.

[–] DarkenLM@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Now lets watch this technology become prohibitively expensive unless you plunge into a millionaire debt.

[–] rigatti@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's prohibitively expensive now because it's new. Why do you think it will only get more expensive?

[–] DarkenLM@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

Because capitalism and corporations don't care about the progress of humanity, they only care about making more money.