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    A new study shows that microplastics have crossed the blood-brain barrier and that their concentrations are rising
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    A new study shows that microplastics have crossed the blood-brain barrier and that their concentrations are rising

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    1. speckledlobster on

      This explains so much of what is happening in the world today. Unfortunately, like most of our crises, by the time everyone even agrees the problem needs to be dealt with it will be too late.

    2. Thatingles on

      Don’t worry, in about 20 years we’ll do something about. Probably about the time large numbers of people start suffering from dementia in the 30’s and 40’s due to high levels of microplastic exposure from birth.

      For absolute fucks sake.

    4. Radioactdave on

      Must be a typo, they probably meant balls-brain barrier, because microplastic is stored in the balls, along with the pee.

    5. big_dog_redditor on

      Is there any evidence microplastics can squeeze back out the way they came in? Because they ain’t welcome here.

    6. a57782 on

      Oh cool, so we’ve had one generation that’s probably gone weird due to leaded gasoline and we’re slated to go weird due to microplastics. Man, things just keep getting better and better.

    7. R50cent on

      I tell you what folks:

      If this one day leads to a terminal diagnosis for me, I know a set of people I’ll be talking to the next day. Maybe the next week, gotta make sure I have the right words ready for them.

    9. koalazeus on

      It’s called plastination. Developed by Dr Gunther von Hagens. Soon we will all be perfectly preserved plastic works of art. Backwards Barbies worshipping the wonders of our hydrocarbon world.

    10. MiaEmilyJane on

      So we need science to develop teensy blood filters and it will be fine. This is fine. It’s all fine.