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		MichaelApproved on July 19, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Using a virus to kill what antibiotics can’t > So the only argument left for hacked viruses is for people with auto-immune diseases or other serious compromised systems, which is in fact rare. "The only" You start off making good points then you take this giant leap to absurdity. It's beyond hyperbole.

RobertRoberts on July 20, 2018 [–]

Can you offer an example of when it would be required (or useful) to replace the bodies immune system with an alternative?

Any foreign substance added to the body (even if it's fighting an infection) still needs to be cleaned out by the immune system. So adding viruses that attack bacteria isn't a zero sum game.

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