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by jackcviers3 2030 days ago
> The implications for drug discovery are enormous.

As every disease has a mechanism via a protein channel, and all cells are made of proteins, doesn't this open the possibility of curing nearly any disease for which we understand it's mechanism and for which we can conceive of a protein shape to block or rebuild the tissue damages caused by such a disease? Delivery will still be an issue, but I don't see how this couldn't be used to prevent metastasis in tumors by custom created blocking proteins, for example.