▲ 202 ▼ What are some small things we should change about the human body? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago* by LesserAbe@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world 274 comments fedilink hide all child comments Ripping off a post I just saw in the Isaac Arthur subreddit. Imagining we work out the technical ability. Examples they suggested were: No periods No balding No nausea No body odor Resistance to obesity and muscle wasting
[–] Treefox@lemmy.ml 27 points 2 years ago (1 child) No more cancer please. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) there's almost a vaccine for that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago You can not have a cure for cancer, but a cancer. I promise I am not trying to be pedantic here. Cancers are so different from one another, that a single cure for breast cancer might not even work on all breast cancer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) "is curing patients a viable business model?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nop, preventing them from dying is though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bakachu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago This is so fucked up but yeah I can see them settling for research on a drug or treatment that just keeps you from reaching Stage 4 to where you become a lifelong consumer of said medical company. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) there's almost a vaccine for that permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago You can not have a cure for cancer, but a cancer. I promise I am not trying to be pedantic here. Cancers are so different from one another, that a single cure for breast cancer might not even work on all breast cancer. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) "is curing patients a viable business model?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nop, preventing them from dying is though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bakachu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago This is so fucked up but yeah I can see them settling for research on a drug or treatment that just keeps you from reaching Stage 4 to where you become a lifelong consumer of said medical company. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DrRatso@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago You can not have a cure for cancer, but a cancer. I promise I am not trying to be pedantic here. Cancers are so different from one another, that a single cure for breast cancer might not even work on all breast cancer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HerrBeter@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) "is curing patients a viable business model?" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nop, preventing them from dying is though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bakachu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago This is so fucked up but yeah I can see them settling for research on a drug or treatment that just keeps you from reaching Stage 4 to where you become a lifelong consumer of said medical company. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheInsane42@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Nop, preventing them from dying is though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Bakachu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago This is so fucked up but yeah I can see them settling for research on a drug or treatment that just keeps you from reaching Stage 4 to where you become a lifelong consumer of said medical company. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Bakachu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago This is so fucked up but yeah I can see them settling for research on a drug or treatment that just keeps you from reaching Stage 4 to where you become a lifelong consumer of said medical company. permalink fedilink source parent