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minus-squareSpruceBringsteen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up43·1 month agoThis is one of those stories that pops up every year and nothing is ever done with it.
minus-squareDoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up24·1 month agoYep. This. Same thing with reddit “hey there’s a cure for cancer and these ragtag students discovered this which will change the world!” 5 years later “…”
minus-squarecatloaf@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoMostly because it was found not to be effective in trials, or it had some side effect that made it a bad idea. See thalidomide for an example of what happens when you don’t test properly.
This is one of those stories that pops up every year and nothing is ever done with it.
Yep. This.
5 years later
Mostly because it was found not to be effective in trials, or it had some side effect that made it a bad idea. See thalidomide for an example of what happens when you don’t test properly.