Various cancer vaccines are in clinical trials right now. Dude, they have a working gene therapy for sickle cell. Several labs are working on enzymes that'll EAT the A antigen off red cells effectively doubling the blood supply when it's approved. Don't even get me started on the insulin that can self regulate itself, so it disables when blood sugar is low and reenables when blood sugar is high. Wild stuff coming soon.
True, with caveats. There are enough things in process right now that even 10% is still epic. :) Also, when something fails clinical trials, it isn't a dead end. You either expand the trial, make some changes to dosage, or retool it and try again. Pharma marches forward always, heh.
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u/StardewingMyBest Jan 01 '25
It makes me wonder what we'll be able to do in another 40 years.