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Am I still lactose tolerant? - Lactose Gene Therapy Update

The Thought Emporium · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Biology & biotechnologyMedicine & infectious disease

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2020, last 2026

What HN commenters said

  1. “His YouTube channel The Thought Emporium, is amazing.”

    Update on lactose tolerance gene edit results.

    stuntkite, 2021-06 · Strong recommendation · in “CRISPR gene-editing breakthrough opens door to treating broad array of diseases”

  2. “Great addition to scientific youtube.”

    Update on DIY lactose gene therapy.

    freezing_coffee, 2020-07 · Recommendation · in “The Thought Emporium”

  3. “If you want to see someone do cool stuff with the above”

    Someone doing cool home biology work.

    jcims, 2020-12 · Recommendation · in “Girlfriend warned Nashville police Anthony Warner was building bomb a year ago”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: gene therapy, lactose intolerance, biohacking, self-experiment, thought emporium

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