Sokath, his eyes uncovered

Ha, amazing to think how our future descendants will perceive our deadly illnesses.

Hopefully this is something that can, more or less (maybe not word-for-word), be said to a child of the 2040s. Even back in 2008, cancer could be treated 90 percent of the time if caught early enough, and throughout the 2020s remote health monitoring is supposed to take that. There's that one doctor/group that's trying to get this sensor

that monitors the bloodstream for various bio-markers (not necessarily for cancer) receive FDA approval next year, which can remain active for up to two years before degrading. And, of course, Mary Lou Jepsen's miniature MRI machine, which can work as an at-home cancer detection device and is expected for release between 2022 and 2025.

https://thebulletin.org/2019/09/an-explosion-rocked-a-russian-research-facility-known-for-housing-the-smallpox-virus/

The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists is a reputable source. Here you are friend :)

From WjFox source: "blast occurred during scheduled repair work... no biohazardous materials were stored where the explosion and blaze occurred... no threat to the general population."

All the rest is cheap sensationalism: "In Soviet Russia..."

What if we used consenting well payed humans as the starter stock? Would you eat the meat? Is it technically cannibalism even though it's ethical?

Nice question! I'd eat the meat, but ideally I would use my own cells to start it out then I'm eating myself! This way it is even more ethically sound than eating plants!

Can you imagine people marketing food to you based on samples taken from celebrities (with their permission!) This would be an excellent topic for some sort of sci-fi short story