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by julius 749 days ago
Reminds me of the Youtube Guy who homebrewed a gene-therapy to treat his Lactose Intolerance, successfully

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoczYXJeMY4

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"successfully"

God only knows if he's introduced a carcinogenic gene mutation, or if the effects will last. This is the exact thing proper studies examine.

If he prefers to live his best years lactose tolerant and die earlier but having lived the way he wanted as opposed to living a mediocre lactose intolerant life for longer, then it could still be a success
Effects wore off after 18 months I think. He explains in the video why it was expected.

He took the pills 6 years ago still not killed by cancer. And of course this is n=1. The first thing he says after taking the pills is "Lets hope this does not kill me" :D