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Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like repeats

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modeless · 1790190319 · focus · HN ↗
It's clear Dario believes that the solution to AI's PR problem is to cure cancer. Or invent other revolutionary medical treatments. They're going to heavily promote every step along the way no matter how small or far away from commercialization they are, like this one.
No doubt that curing cancer would help, but I think the timeline might be a little too long. Even RSI AGI will not be able to get new medical treatments to market instantly. Real world testing takes a long time and is an unavoidable part of the process.
1. AbsurdCensor · 1790193659 · focus · HN ↗
  Real world approvals for drugs are accelerating through, even with all the steps. Think about it, Moderna went from zero, to approved vaccine in 10 months. While COVID vaccines were the exception, not the rule, there are ways to accelerate the process if there is will and $$$. In the last 20 years, the number of new drug approvals per year in the US has doubled, and the length of time to get approval has been cut in half.
  1. modeless · 1790194006 · focus · HN ↗
    > the length of time to get approval has been cut in half.
    Is this true? I haven't heard this before. Cost to get approved is also important, are we making progress there?
    dekhn · 1790195147 · focus · HN ↗
    No, the parent post was just using a single example that used an expedited method.
    AbsurdCensor · 1790279564 · focus · HN ↗
    It's absolutely true, it literally takes five seconds to learn what PDUFA has done for accelerating drug approvals in the US.

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