Just existing in our current world is exhausting, and looking at the news is enough to make us want to run into the woods never to look back. We can't fix any of that, but we can turn our focus to some good news instead.
Redditor u/skunkspinner opened up discussion to the AskReddit crowd on the topic of scientific breakthroughs that are further along than most people think. The responses actually make us hopeful โ at least for a little bit.
What scientific breakthrough are we closer to than most people realize?
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Seven thousand comments later, and the future is looking pretty rosy! We collected the best comments below, so now's the time to get hyped for a better world.
Some exciting vaccines could be just a few years away
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Rabies might not be a death sentence anymore
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We might be able to keep growing teeth like sharks
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We're figuring out ways to predict earthquakes, potentially saving millions of lives
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Growing replacement organs with your own cells would fix a lot of problems
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Nerve and brain disorders could be much more treatable with early detection
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We're one big step away from much better screens
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Harnessing geothermal energy on a large scale could solve a lot of problems
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Averting the water wars would be pretty cool
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