Ok, so the study was specifically targeting a genetic form of deafness linked to mutations in a gene called OTOF. These mutations prevent the body from producing enough of the protein otoferlin, which is essential for sending sound signals from the inner ear to the brain.

researchers used a synthetic adeno-associated virus (AAV) to deliver a working version of the OTOF gene directly into the inner ear.

Super cool! And now they’re targeting other genetic forms of deafness hoping to deliver similar results. Neat!

“OTOF is just the beginning,” says Dr. Duan. “We and other researchers are expanding our work to other, more common genes that cause deafness, such as GJB2 and TMC1. These are more complicated to treat, but animal studies have so far returned promising results. We are confident that patients with different kinds of genetic deafness will one day be able to receive treatment.”

Oh dang yeah that ship really was fleeing that International Unity Celebration, you sure that doesn’t count? 🤣

Where does it say that being hors de combat is only fleeing soldiers?

Dang, man, you might just be really fucking stupid.

You’re allowed to shoot unarmed soldiers you say?

[p]ersons taking no active part in the hostilities, including members of armed forces who have laid down their arms and those placed hors de combat by sickness, wounds, detention, or any other cause, shall in all circumstances be treated humanely, without any adverse distinction founded on race, colour, religion or faith, sex, birth or wealth, or any other similar criteria. To this end, the following acts are and shall remain prohibited at any time and in any place whatsoever with respect to the above-mentioned persons: (a) violence to life and person,-

Dang sure sounds like the unarmed soldiers 2000 miles from the illegal war were hors de combat to me, but what the fuck do I know? I’m just someone who values human life above the whims of a pedophile traitor but I assume you’re not bothered by such concerns?

An attack on an unarmed vessel during a ceremonial voyage 2000 miles from the illegal war… yeah no. Not a valid target. Just another war crime to add to the pile.

Might as well say that that school full of little girls is a valid military target because they might join the military someday. Just a really, really fucking stupid comment you made.

an attack on an unarmed vessel during a ceremonial voyage 2000 miles from the illegal war… yeah no. Just another war crime to add to the pile.

Bro the torpedo exploded the hull, sending the ships helicopter pad meters into the air. Imagine standing on a thing that violently explodes upwards. You gon’ break some legs.

absolutely not a legitimate target. Especially during an illegal war.

I can tell you didn’t read the article.

The IRIS Dena was taking part in an international fleet review in the Bay of Bengal. Comprised of seventy-five foreign delegations, including the United States, Germany, Japan, and Australia. The theme of the joint exercise: “United by Oceans.”

As a precondition of its participation in the fleet review and the Milan 2026 exercises in India, the IRIS Dena was unarmed. When it met what Secretary Hegseth boastfully called its “quiet death,” the IRIS Dena was essentially an off-duty vessel, traveling home from a ceremonial voyage on ocean waters that were declared, in 1971 by the UN General Assembly, a zone of peace.

The United States knew the IRIS Dena was unarmed, and it knew its approximate whereabouts, as it participated in the same exercise.

The same Los Angeles–class nuclear-powered attack submarine that sank the Dena, the USS Charlotte, had participated in the same Fleet review. They knew it was unarmed. They followed the unarmed ship from the international unity review, and then sank the vessel in open water, 2000 miles from the illegal war being waged by drumpf and his pedophile allies.

This is just another war crime in a multitude of them. Every single person in this administration should hang.

The problem lies in the top 1% using their shares of a company as their personal bank account. They can use these shares as collateral for a loan, bypassing all income tax. If accountant can figure out how a billionaire can avoid paying taxes on the entirety of their massive yearly income, then others can figure out how to tax it properly. If you’re income is more than 70% this weird untaxable thing, then congrats, we gon’ tax it now.

Yo I need a new Boy Dinner community. Every time I see one of those Girl Dinner posts, always a tiny lil plate with like, a slice of cheese, a crouton and three grapes… I’m just like, who are you performing for? What is this post meant to suggest? WTF is this fictitious diet you’re pretending to have??

Yes.

Dang, still goin’ at those paint chips, huh? Do you need me to call someone for you?

Me. Voting for progressives.

I feel sorry for the people in your life. That must suck. 😞

It takes 3.5% of the population to affect regime change. On Saturday 2.3% (8 million Americans) poured out into the streets, furious. How many more feel the same as them, but didn’t go for whatever reason? My guess is easily another couple million. That’s… That’s just about, to even more than 3.5% of the population of the United States.

In order to look at that mass mobilization, and come away with this level of dumbass comment… I mean. Wow. What kind of lead paint tastes best? I figure you’re the person to ask

have you been to a protest? they do this at like, every single one of them.

milquetoast bitch of a man. pathetic.

Listen the IRS has routinely made clear that every time it’s forensic accountants get to sink their teeth into a billionaires financials, the return on that effort is enormous. Don’t ask “how are going to tax billionaires,” first demand that they actually BE taxed.

We’ll figure it out later, man. Realistically, just have a team of specialists that focuses solely on the ultra-wealthy, and then let “unrealized gains” be taxed if they were ever used as collateral for a loan.

and just like that, a brand new wave of conservative douchebag lobbyists was born. Every single one of these pieces of shit enabled a fascist takeover of our country. They should hang with the rest of’em.

only reason I still go there is my mental support subreddits. r/stopdrinking, r/CPTSD, r/RaisedByNarcissists…

If those communites were thriving here, I’d never go back to reddit again 🫤

Pro-Tip: If you lay down in the shower with a bath pillow, you can collect a bunch of water in your groin, before releasing it like a wave. Feels fuckin’ Great. You can also point your toes at the shower, to get’em real nice and warm. Put a small damp cloth over your eyes and the bridge of your nose, and you can fuckin’ fall asleep. Feels like your back in the womb.

I think I speak for everyone over 30 when I say, Fuck the TSA. The entire agency can disappear overnight and the only outcome will be better airports.