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Am I still lactose tolerant? - Lactose Gene Therapy Update

The Thought Emporium's update on the home-brewed gene therapy he took to cure his lactose intolerance. It reports how the effect held up over two years and what future versions might look like.

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Why HN readers recommended it

Pointed to as a striking example of DIY biology and self-experimentation with gene therapy.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
The Thought Emporium
Topic
diy gene therapy
Format
explainer
Level
general
HN recommenders in dataset
3
HN mentions in dataset
10
Recommendation years in dataset
2020–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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  • His YouTube channel The Thought Emporium, is amazing. He just moved into a new lab and I really appreciate what he’s working on and how he communicates it. The robot painting fluorescent proteins is neat and recently he dropped a video demonstrating his adventures making …

    stuntkite on Hacker News · 2021-06
    In CRISPR gene-editing breakthrough opens door to treating broad array of diseases

  • Have been a patron for some time, and discovered his channel with his lactose gene therapy video - to which he recently posted an update: [VIDEO] . Great addition to scientific youtube.

    freezing_coffee on Hacker News · 2020-07
    In The Thought Emporium

  • With a germ you can kill a few million people - [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] [LINK] If you want to see someone do cool stuff with the above: [VIDEO] [LINK]

    jcims on Hacker News · 2020-12
    In Girlfriend warned Nashville police Anthony Warner was building bomb a year ago

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