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As I understand it, they took a small sample of brain tissue, extracted the plastic, and then extrapolated that (based on the tissue sample size) over the whole
by chiefalchemist 2y ago
As I understand it, they took a small sample of brain tissue, extracted the plastic, and then extrapolated that (based on the tissue sample size) over the whole of the brain.
This assumes the presence of plastic is evenly distributed throughout the brain, which isn't necessarily the case.
- robocat 2y agoI am hoping that they discover that polyethylene is a natural component of brain chemistry.
- jondwillis 2y agoWhat about polystyrene, polyvinyl chloride, et. al?
- medellin 2y agoI would think that we would be seeing a lit more issues if we had that much plastic just in our brain. But maybe our body doesn’t mind all that much. I guess we will see how things play out in another 30 years though.
- chiefalchemist 2y agoHuberman Labs has been mentioning plastics in the body frequently. Don't laugh, but I'm getting a new toothbrush to be safe.
- mythrwy 2y agoThis is one of those headlines that smells like nonsense before even reading the article (doesn't mean it is nonsense, but the quantity advertised seems implausible).