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Aella and company want to put GM bacteria in your mouth (www.lanternbioworks.com)
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“ We have unusually strong marketing connections; Vitalik approves of us; Aella is a marketing advisor on this project; SlateStarCodex is well aware of us. We are quite networked in the Effective Altruism space. We could plausibly get an Elon tweet. ”

From the short investor spiel document. Also they want to just bypass the FDA?

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[-] MBM@lemmings.world 11 points 1 year ago

Furthermore, we don't have to worry about regulatory slapdown if we sell it as a medical tourism product in, say, Próspera. We could brand this as a secret medical treatment for the super-elite, like Peter Thiel's StemcenterX or Minicircle's regenerative medicine hub, and charge $20,000 a dose.

Why is this option A?

[-] dgerard@awful.systems 13 points 1 year ago

lol, the Patient Funded Trial scam

[-] Umbrias@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

I mean, the clear answer is because it's not going to work. We all know that but I think it's worth spelling out.

If they thought they could actually make it work they wouldn't need to do any of this. They'd sell it to p&g and retire instantly.

[-] carlitoscohones@mas.to 7 points 1 year ago

@MBM @saucerwizard

$20,000 and a trip to Honduras seems pricey for some bacteria, but maybe they can package it with other ... services ...

[-] maol@awful.systems 5 points 1 year ago

A moment of silence for the people of Honduras, who have to live with these weirdos.

Christ, Próspera is another planned city? What is it with these maniacs and planning ideologies that went out of fashion in the thirties?

[-] self@awful.systems 5 points 1 year ago

I can assure you that’s not the only part of the 30s they’re nostalgic for

[-] maol@awful.systems 4 points 1 year ago

What is it with these maniacs and ~~planning~~ ideologies that went out of fashion in the ~~thirties~~ forties?

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