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oxymoran
on Jan 21, 2022
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French moratorium on prion studies after two cases...
True. But they don’t go away, they persist in nature. So theoretically, the risk continues to grow as they accumulate over time.
mr-ron
on Jan 21, 2022
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Theres also "Fatal insomnia" which is a prion disease that is hereditary.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/brain,-spinal-cord,-and-ne...
pcurve
on Jan 21, 2022
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Wow... Only 40 people in the world have it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Zaz67IcLDY
So scary.
s1artibartfast
on Jan 21, 2022
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Nonsense, it is not like they are forever chemicals. They break down over time so it isn't like the global prion count keeps going up
google234123
on Jan 21, 2022
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I would guess they still deteriorate over years so the risk might actually remain stable.
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