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I hate to be that guy, because it seems like there is some interesting science behind this press release hype. There are, however, many many miles between "effe
by chrisamiller 3y ago
I hate to be that guy, because it seems like there is some interesting science behind this press release hype. There are, however, many many miles between "effects in a mouse model" and "human therapeutic", let alone "cure". I wish them the best of luck as they consider safety and efficacy in clinical trials.
- BenFranklin100 3y agoCorrect. However, research models like mice play a critical role in revealing key mechanisms of actions for many diseases. One can crudely think of it as a reverse engineering challenge - picking apart the key functions and program flow from obfuscated object code. Not all of the program logic or functions will have 1-1 correlates to humans, but these models can provide important clues for new therapeutics that might work in people. These types of experiments simply can’t ethically be done in humans. And I entirely agree with your other point: university press releases are notorious for hyping research. It does the biomedical field a disservice, and gives the impression clinical trials are but an afterthought. Nothing could be further from the truth.
- chrisamiller 3y agoI do cancer research, including using mouse models, so believe me, I know the difficulty :-) Getting promising drugs into humans is -hard-, and this research is interesting, but this press release is still kind of shitty.