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submitted 7 months ago by ArchRecord@lemm.ee to c/technology@lemmy.world

Sharing because I found this very interesting.

The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective has a DIY design for a home lab you can set up to reproduce expensive medication for dirt cheap, producing medication like that used to cure Hepatitis C, along with software they developed that can be used to create chemical compounds out of common household materials.

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[-] ArchRecord@lemm.ee 28 points 7 months ago

As opposed to dying from the disease you already have because the traditional pharmaceutical industry makes the drugs you need out of your price range?

It won't be a life long ailment for long if you're going to die from a lack of care soon anyways.

[-] stevedidwhat_infosec@infosec.pub 3 points 7 months ago

No no.

In addition to

And stop pretending that the only people to use this are those that would absolutely need it. You know damn well penny pinchers would also go after this

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