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jmowreader

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18. The FDA uses the term "safe and effective."

Reply to Hekate (Reply #16)

Thu Sep 5, 2013, 03:18 PM

Sep 2013

My concern is the molecule will be safe but not effective, and people who have Down's Syndrome children will line up around the block to waste money on this fraud, and it won't be the first time it's happened. Look up DMSO sometime.

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Down syndrome reversed in newborn mice with single injection [View all] bananas Sep 2013 OP

Reversed? KamaAina Sep 2013 #1

more accurately, it reverses the effects of an engineered mouse defect similar to down syndrome unblock Sep 2013 #3

The headline is a bit misleading. ZombieHorde Sep 2013 #4

Wow- very cool Marrah_G Sep 2013 #2

What a godsend that would be for thousands of families if they can ever make it safe for humans Hekate Sep 2013 #5

Or work for humans jmowreader Sep 2013 #12

Pretty much implied in "make it safe for humans." But you knew that already. Hekate Sep 2013 #16

The FDA uses the term "safe and effective." jmowreader Sep 2013 #18

WOW...that is exciting news! n/t Jefferson23 Sep 2013 #6

Being able to change the brain would be great for so many diseases/accidents. uppityperson Sep 2013 #7

This is what we should be spending our money on. Fantastic Anarchist Sep 2013 #8

Goddamn right n/t Duer 157099 Sep 2013 #10

Sonic hedgehog! Duer 157099 Sep 2013 #9

Call me stupid but isn't Downs caused by a chromosomal abnormality? Myrina Sep 2013 #11

Down syndrome d_r Sep 2013 #13

Exactly. This is progress, but curing or reversing Ilsa Sep 2013 #19

This really needs to be tested on Congress mindwalker_i Sep 2013 #14

In humans Downs Syndrome is caused by trisomy 21; greiner3 Sep 2013 #15

These were genetically engineered mice jmowreader Sep 2013 #20

And there isn't a lot of white meat on them, either. n/t eggplant Sep 2013 #21

Speaking of white meat... jmowreader Sep 2013 #22

I've been redecorating inside my skull for years with chemicals. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2013 #17

Flowers for Algernon? bitchkitty Sep 2013 #23

Amazing! That's why animal testing is so important. Pterodactyl Oct 2013 #24