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[โ€“] damnedfurry@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I understand that's the sequence of events, but, my point is that this isn't worthy of a headline, not yet.

A safe drug that doesn't work doesn't matter. It only matters once it's proven safe and effective.

[โ€“] oce@jlai.lu 12 points 3 days ago

It was successful on other primates, the chance that it will work exactly the same on humans is very high and worth the headline.