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An enhanced immune system would functionally be a “cure for virus”.

It’s conceivable we could find a technique that targets and ruptures any cancer cell, functionally becoming a “cure for cancer”.



Which could increase the risk for autoimmune disease. Current immunotherapy treatments for cancer that I'm aware of have to be carefully monitored so they don't kill the patient.




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