21 pointsby thunderbong6 hours ago3 comments
  • CGMthrowaway4 hours ago
    These apheresis machines are removing microplastics and PFCs, but that is a byproduct of their process. They are not TARGETING these molecules, nor do we have a reliable way of doing so without also filtering every other molecule of similar size
    • DuperPower4 hours ago
      lol is the scientific level of hacker news so low you need to point this out?
  • polishdude204 hours ago
    Do we even have an accurate method for actually detecting micro plastics in tissue/blood? Didn't I read somewhere that it's very difficult to do because plastic is basically inert and is really hard to detect?
  • ButlerianJihad3 hours ago
    It has been empirically proven that clearing solder from your motherboard also prevents malware from running