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zyl0x t1_jbtlbab wrote

Reply to comment by Binsky89 in Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

Viruses aren't even "alive" in the traditional sense outside of a host. They are inert until they come into contact with living cells. So presuming their cellular structure survived the freezing process itself, there's nothing special that needs to be done to "revive" frozen viruses besides introducing them to a host.

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Spinalstreamer407 t1_jbtigre wrote

Reply to Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

Climate change can expose us to things we have never seen or experienced before or even thought about. Being safe and secure may become a problem and these diseases will be lurking around our front doormat to the point where our house may not provide the kind of sanctuary we are used to. Are you prepared?

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AuntieDawnsKitchen t1_jbtbhr9 wrote

Reply to comment by tigerjerusalem in UC researchers develop innovative breathing aid. The new device not only improves symptoms of breathlessness and quality of life for people with COPD, it also offers benefits for people dealing with stress and anxiety by Wagamaga

Just one of the many long-term effects of living with second hand smoke

https://www.ajmc.com/view/childhood-exposure-to-secondhand-smoke-increases-death-from-copd-in-adulthood

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MaximilianKohler OP t1_jbtahqw wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Healthy gut bacteria can help fight cancer in other parts of the body (Mar 2023, mice) Immune checkpoint blockade induces gut microbiota translocation that augments extraintestinal antitumor immunity by MaximilianKohler

Chronic disease of all kinds has been increasing since the advent of antibiotics. Martin Blaser is a leader in the field and recently released a documentary called "The invisible extinction" about this.

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danielravennest t1_jbt9nfl wrote

Reply to comment by DragonDai in Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

I would doubt it. That same capitalism is massively increasing solar panel production because there is a buck (or Chines Yuan since most of them are made there) to be made:

>"According to the Silicon Industry Branch, China’s silicon material production capacity will reach 2.4 million tons in 2023, double that of last year." Source

Silicon being the material solar cells are made of. It takes about 2 grams per Watt to make the cells. So that much capacity theoretically could supply 1200 GW of solar per year, or 240 GW of nuclear plant output equivalent. World nuclear capacity is ~400 GW. So you would be adding 60% of that every year. That's a whole lot of clean power.

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Morlik t1_jbt85u0 wrote

Reply to comment by Binsky89 in Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

Revive doesn't necessarily refer to life or being alive. From Webster:

1 : to restore to consciousness or life

2 : to restore from a depressed, inactive, or unused state : bring back

3 : to renew in the mind or memory

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danielravennest t1_jbt7cn8 wrote

Reply to comment by sagitt12 in Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

It would give you a nasty burn, same as the heating element on a stove burner or toaster, which are about the same temperature.

The correct answer is "don't stand close to volcanic eruptions" because they can kill you in several ways (poison gases, heat, rock falls, etc.)

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sagitt12 t1_jbt4dnp wrote

Reply to comment by SpecterGT260 in Ancient dormant viruses found in permafrost, once revived, can infect amoeba. Findings hint at a much bigger problem—as the planet warms and the permafrost melts, there is a chance of viruses emerging that are capable of infecting humans by Wagamaga

This reminds me of the time in elementary school when we were on the topic of lava and the teacher said it kills. I asked if just a drop could kill a person and she said yes.

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