misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoFDA approves cure for sickle cell disease, the first treatment to use CRISPRwww.nbcnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down13cross-posted to: health@lemmy.world
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minus-squarethoughtorgan@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoManufacturing costs alone are insane. I work in biopharma, specifically manufacturing. Most of these drugs you see on headlines are made from the blood of the patient. You can’t mass produce that.
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months ago You can’t mass produce that. Challenge accepted.
Manufacturing costs alone are insane. I work in biopharma, specifically manufacturing.
Most of these drugs you see on headlines are made from the blood of the patient. You can’t mass produce that.
Challenge accepted.