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Our brain contains alarmingly high levels of microplastics (www.techexplorist.com)
submitted 10 months ago by pranjalmalewar@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world
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[–] drosophila@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Good, hopefully the plastics will eventually replace the gray matter entirely.

[–] pranjalmalewar@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, plastic in the brain will not replace gray matter. Microplastics can be harmful and cause inflammation, cell damage, and other health issues, but they won't substitute or transform brain tissue.

[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

You mean you shouldn't listen to the Neuralink guy about the 5g in vaccines?