alt Hacker News> It is given as a nasal spray and leaves white blood cells in our lungs – called macrophages – on "amber alert" and ready to jump into action no matter what infection tries to get in.
Right and if that is such a good thing why are those macrophages not always on alert. I smell longterm cancer or similar.
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Autoimmune disorders
The most likely, because it consumes energy and respiratory diseases take almost nobody from the gene pool.
What has no relation at all to what possible side effects this could have.
This reminds me of an episode in Star Trek: TNG's 2nd season, where Pulaski and Data visit a colony doing genetic engineering experiments on kids which created a super-virus.
It would be nice to have a dosage that lasts a couple of days for when you're flying or attending a conference.
That way, your immune system wouldn't be on continuous high alert, but you could give it an "Oy, wake up. Incoming pathogens." blast.
there are many, many things our bodies could do (or not do) to greatly improve our health at no cost whatsoever.
Or antimicrobial resistance.
> I smell longterm cancer or similar.
Or simply autoimmune reactions which can be devastating.