Other than AI ideally. I’ve long been fascinated by CRISPR.

Wanna hear about niche tech or anything y’all find fascinating

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    7 days ago

    Internal alpha-therapy.

    Imagine, attaching a radioactive atom to a biological marker that fixes to a tumour, and deliver radiation at the very right place, rather than having to cross healthy tissues with radiation.

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      8 hours ago

      I mean that sort of thing is already a thing. For some cancers will will insert radioactive beads e.g. lover cancer (HCC)

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        There is a lot of research going on into injectable alpha emittors. Which is less agressive than putting a radioactive bead at the end of a needle.

        I hope to see it real in like a decade