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by naterator 4432 days ago
Meta: I love that lately there have been more health and biology related submissions here on HN. Dovetails nicely with YC new shift/interest, and matches one of my great personal interests.

Do other like this as well, or do people wish that HN would stay focused on software, VC, and traditional tech? Just curious. Obviously it's getting upmodded, but still curious to hear if there is another side.
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judah 4432 days ago
Technology + medicine = huge advancement for humanity.

This really is a frontier that has yet to come to full fruition. I'm all for YC/HN spreading into biology and medicine.

Personally, it is an area I'd like to move towards in my own career. I love web development and technology, but I'd love it more if I could apply it to medicine in some way, to produce a more tangible benefit to humanity.

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alandarev 4432 days ago
Technology by itself, existing inside of computers alone, limits the possibilities of impacting our lives.

Companies which manage to use technology to actually change the lives of people usually cause greater impact overall, and I am just as you happy to read articles of such examples. In this case, it isn't a ready product, nor any change at this point, but a fundamental step towards.

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