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Nov 13, 2024 12:46 AM

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Sorry, the title of number 4 should be "Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids May Reduce the Risk of Some Cancer"

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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-unveiling-secrets-aging-scientists-dual.html

Sauce of the Sauce (the actual research article from where the news came from)
https://www.cell.com/cell/abstract/S0092-8674(24)01201-7

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https://phys.org/news/2024-11-plastic-insect-kenya.html

Sauce of the Sauce (the actual research article from where the news came from)
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-72201-9

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https://www.nasa.gov/mission/station/research-explorer/investigation/?#id=8552

Sauce of the Sauce (the actual research article from where the news came from)
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0094576523006021

Sorry, the title should be "Omega-3 and Omega-6 Fatty Acids May Reduce the Risk of Some Cancer"

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https://scitechdaily.com/according-to-scientists-this-popular-supplement-can-actually-protect-against-cancer/

Sauce of the Sauce (the actual research article from where the news came from)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ijc.35226

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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241107160744.htm

Press Release
https://viterbischool.usc.edu/news/2024/11/could-crowdsourcing-hold-the-key-to-early-wildfire-detection/

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Really hoping science can survive these next 4 years.

2 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 1

It will. Just not in certain areas of the world.

2 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

So aging is caused by goblins. I'm not surprised.

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So the worms eat the plastic, but then what happens when something ELSE eats the worms?

2 years ago | Likes 3 Dislikes 0

Styrofoam is just a hydrocarbon, it looks like they digest it to just under half co2

2 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

That's an interesting question, the article mentions that the worm can live at least partially from eating the plastic so it breaks it down in useful nutrients but it is possible it creates some other chemicals in the process and yeah it's possible one of those could be toxic for a predator or maybe the polyestirene still in the guts could also create issues, but most of these research focus on extracting the bacteria and enzymes to then use those to degrade the plastic not letting the 1/

2 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

insect eat it, but even if, let's say we make a plastic decomposing worm farm, you probably will have to have full control on those worms and won't be used for food for other animals, at least not until a bunch of studies are made about their safety... that's my assumption 2/2

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