A genetically modified bacterium that outcompetes bacteria causing tooth decay
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Re: A genetically modified bacterium that outcompetes bacteria causing tooth decay
#2> The FDA demanded a study of 100 subjects, all of whom had to be “age 18-30, with removable dentures, living alone and far from school zones”. Hillman wasn’t sure there even were 100 young people with dentures, but the FDA wouldn’t budge from requiring this impossible trial. Hillman gave up and switched to other projects
Interesting that the FDA can request such things. Would be a good way to block disruptive products that larger companies wouldn’t like.
Re: A genetically modified bacterium that outcompetes bacteria causing tooth decay
#3> The FDA demanded a study of 100 subjects, all of whom had to be “age 18-30, with removable dentures, living alone and far from school zones”. Hillman wasn’t sure there even were 100 young people with dentures, but the FDA wouldn’t budge from requiring this impossible trial. Hillman gave up and switched to other projects Interesting that the FDA can request such things. Would be a good way to block disruptive produc…
Somehow I keep loosing confidence in the FDA. That basically sounds like a special interest group giving unreasonable requirements to prevent it succeeding.
What’s the chance that some of the FDA personnel were linked to companies in dental or dental care products? Perhaps some national association of dentists?
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#4> The FDA demanded a study of 100 subjects, all of whom had to be “age 18-30, with removable dentures, living alone and far from school zones”. Hillman wasn’t sure there even were 100 young people with dentures, but the FDA wouldn’t budge from requiring this impossible trial. Hillman gave up and switched to other projects Interesting that the FDA can request such things. Would be a good way to block disruptive produc…
Somehow I keep loosing confidence in the FDA. That basically sounds like a special interest group giving unreasonable requirements to prevent it succeeding. What’s the chance that some of the FDA personnel were linked to companies in dental or dental care products? Perhaps some national association of dentists?
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#5I've just started using ProBiora3 to try to reduce my gingivitis levels. I would love a one-application solution and will be watching this closely.
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#6Cheesemakers take advantage of something similar. Good mold
on cheese makes it harder for bad mold to gain a foothold.
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#7Related:
Story out of Japan that has been getting attention in the last year around here
Japan pharma startup to begin human trials of tooth regrowth drug in 2024
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#8Signed up for the longer term offering, I'm super intrigued by it.
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Somehow I keep loosing confidence in the FDA. That basically sounds like a special interest group giving unreasonable requirements to prevent it succeeding. What’s the chance that some of the FDA personnel were linked to companies in dental or dental care products? Perhaps some national association of dentists?
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I trust the sceince just fine, i dont trust corporate interests and how heavily and deeply coporate rot has penetrated into our institutions.
I activly expect dishonesty on the part of corporate interest, and corporate interest is increasingly if not already entierly, government interest.
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#10Cheesemakers take advantage of something similar. Good mold on cheese makes it harder for bad mold to gain a foothold.
yes indeed, it’s actually safer to use the wooden barrels than the new stainless ones for this exact reason.
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/microbiolspec.cm-0008-2...