8 thoughts on “From Astral Codex Ten: Defying Cavity: Lantern Bioworks FAQ

  1. This guy is going to be so disappointed when the FDA does not say “oh wow, that’s a great product! It’s so great that we’re just gonna skip your review and approve your thing for use in humans right away.”Report

      1. Well, “bleeding-edge medical technology that no government would ever approve is available, for a price, although be aware it might actually kill you” is a big part of the #cyberpunkfuture…Report

    1. “To move beyond the demographic of people willing to fly to Prospera and pay $20,000, Lantern will need FDA permission. The FDA has already set unreachable standards for any drug approval study, so Aaron wants to try a different route.

      The FDA has lower standards for probiotics than for drugs. And technically, a bacterium which you take in order to change your natural microbiome is a probiotic.”

      Not saying it’s gonna work, but they’re not unaware of the hurdle.Report

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