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Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago

Tiny gut “sponge” bacteria found to flush out toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”

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Tiny gut “sponge” bacteria found to flush out toxic PFAS “forever chemicals”

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Dr. Moose@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago
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Cambridge scientists have spotted gut bacteria that greedily soak up PFAS “forever chemicals,” then ferry them safely out of the body in animal tests, removing up to three-quarters of the toxins within minutes. Their findings hint at probiotic pills that could shield people from PFAS-linked cancers, fertility issues, and heart disease while lawmakers scramble to rein in 4,700 widespread compounds.
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  • Rhaxapopouetl@ttrpg.network
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    Imagine talking about a bacteria that could save lives and never naming it! For those who want to know, it’s in the nature article: E.coli and pseudomonas are the ones cited in the source document, widely spread bacteria already in your gut. Sooooo…

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    Doesn’t really seem like they’ll get rid of what’s already in the bloodstream and no real mention of safety yet, but it looks promising.

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      Time to start donating blood regularly. Someone else will get plastics sure, but they’ll need the blood for more pressing reasons.

      • HubertManne@piefed.social
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        I wish I was not a needlephobe as there is some indication it can be good for you the same way things that encourage your old cells to die (senolytics) are good.

        • Hardeehar@lemmy.world
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          Fasting is a good way to achieve that.

          But as far as donating goes, there may be a day you might be the recipient of much needed blood donations.

          Had a lady need 12 bags of blood after almost exsanguinating following a really complicated delivery (both survived). She never gave blood before due to fear of needles, but now is a regular blood donor because of the importance of it. She told me to not wait and just start giving.

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            I have a hard time believing she was a needlephobe and not more of a person who was not wild about needles as phobias do not disapear so easily.

            • Minnels@lemmy.zip
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              Pregnancy changes people.

              • Hardeehar@lemmy.world
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                I 100% agree with this

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    • 😈MedicPig🐷BabySaver😈@lemmy.world
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      I’ll take the whole case.

  • Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip
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    As long as it doesn’t hurt the PFAS industry profit margins.

    /s

    • thelivefive@startrek.website
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      The fact that this /s was even slightly needed :(

      • Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip
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        Omg, ikr?

        People automatically start bitching about anything ever so slightly restricting harmful corporation’s actions even when they aren’t even involved with the profits (which also shouldn’t matter, but it’s funny that it’s not even their greed, just brainwashed by propaganda they happily repeat & would die for).

    • filcuk@lemmy.zip
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      It will quadruple revenue - deregulation and PFAS for everyone!
      Hope you can afford regular sponge bacteria cleansing baths, or you get them super-cancers real quick.

      • Noodle07@lemmy.world
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        I hate that we’re living in the stellaris timeline

        • H4CK3RN4M3D4N63R570RM@lemmy.ca
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          It would suck to live in any of the empires I’ve created.

      • Evil_Shrubbery@lemmy.zip
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        It’s the way the world was meant to be monetised!

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    Everything lasts forever until it doesn’t.

  • MalReynolds@slrpnk.net
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    Awesome, nature finds a way. Wonder how common this removal is with other things, also, engineering one for nanoplastic removal would be a huge win!

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      There has been found a fungus that evolved to consume microplastics already! https://lamycosphere.com/en-int/blogs/the-futur-is-fungi/plastikfressende-pilze-sind-eine-naturliche-losung-fur-die-umweltverschmutzungskrise?srsltid=AfmBOopXsq1C4V3QswKk2bVz1-Y9NNbbDa5VhLclmQyVl-LkNqrijkvl

      And a black one that consumes radiation! They’re working on a way to use that as a self healing radiation shielding in space! https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus

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    The pefapocalyps is coming. Why does fluor have to be such a clingy sensitive bitch clinging to cheats-with-anyone carbon? Now carbon is in a toxic relationship :(

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    I’m waiting for people to start using leeches again to treat pfas in the blood.

    • SheeEttin@lemmy.zip
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      That’s actually a valid treatment! Although really they’d probably just take a pint here and there. When you do, the body produces new, pure blood.

    • Rivalarrival@lemmy.today
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      Regular plasma donation is the most effective treatment. Blood donation works, too, but you can only donate blood every two months, versus plasma donations up to twice a week.

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        Isn’t that just passing the PFAS on to whoever ends up getting injected with your donation?

        • Bilb!@lemmy.ml
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          Yeah, better to just do old fashioned bloodletting.

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    So you poop them out into the water and perpetuate the cycle

    • Dr. Moose@lemmy.worldOP
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      You shouldn’t drink poop water my friend

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        All water is poop water

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        Good enough for astronauts, good enough for , lol_idk

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