The World Institute of Kimchi announced on Wednesday that it had injected lab mice with Leuconostoc mesenteroides CBA3656, a type of lactic acid bacteria isolated from kimchi, and found that their detected nanoplastic levels were more than twice as high as those of mice not injected with CBA3656.

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[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 16 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Does Korea still have a somewhat tainted rep of trustworthiness in research?

Having lived in Korea many moons ago, I recall the nationalism being absolutely bonkers in romanticising anything Korean being superior. I remember hearing many times that Korean scientists are better than anywhere else in the world because Korean children eat with metal chopsticks. Yep, this was considered a fact.

[–] gdog05@lemmy.world 13 points 16 hours ago

They're also safe from electric fans. Metal chopsticks + no fans stealing their souls while they sleep... Actually, I can't even finish my thought on this one. I'm a US citizen. South Korea is doing pretty well by my current standards.

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Korean scientists are better than anywhere else in the world because Korean children eat with metal chopsticks.

Wait, does the superiority come from the shape or the material? Is there a hierarchy, with wood and fiberglass chopsticks also having different effects? How does it compare to eating with metal forks?

I'm morbidly curious about the exact contours of the nonsense.

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

It's harder to eat with metal chopsticks because they are more slippery than wooden ones.