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   by newsocks 7y ago

   How are miniproteins any different than just peptides? The article references "miniproteins"as being the same as "minipetides"... as though these are both different from regular peptides. Wikipedia states that peptides a
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   by newsocks 7y ago

   There is evidence that earthworms fail to thrive in soil containing microplastics (but it is not quite clear why)[0]. That then has knock-on effects for soil health and farming. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/environment&#x2
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   by newsocks 7y ago

   Although rare earths aren't rare, they are rarely found in high enough concentrations to be mined profitably. It also isn't a simple supply-demand story-- it takes over a decade to set up rare earth mines and refineries [1]. As th