i mean, do we really understand the mechanism by which measles does the reset all that well? that’s my first question, but you know.
i mean, do we really understand the mechanism by which measles does the reset all that well? that’s my first question, but you know.
spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I think this is the primary question before anything else. Can you reliably replicate the immune system reset across multiple test subjects without/while limiting adverse consequences (e.g., completely destroying someone’s immune system permanently)?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 days ago
yeah it’s one of those experiments that is ethically difficult to set up without an ongoing outbreak. intentionally exposing test subjects to measles sounds like an IRB nightmare.