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Apprehensive_Ad1744 t1_j9vpujw wrote

Reply to comment by accidental_snot in Researchers have found that a Parkinson’s-linked mutation in a gene called Endophilin A1 blocks the process by which the body and the brain recycle cell waste. Without the process, autophagy, toxic debris builds up and neurons die. This discovery could change the focus of Parkinson's treatments. by QldBrainInst

Atmospheric nitrogen just nitrogen, N2, which is relatively inert.

Nitrogen in exhaust are nitrogen oxides, namely NO and NO2, which are quite toxic.

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Apprehensive_Ad1744 t1_j93tari wrote

Reply to comment by FlipBikeTravis in A broad-spectrum synthetic antibiotic that does not evoke bacterial resistance by geoxol

> Doesn't it imply anti-biotic when you say it does kill some or "99.7%" of germs?

No. "Antibiotic" means something specific: they are drugs that fight bacterial infections. Like how penicillin can be used to treat bacterial meningitis but is useless against viral and fungal illnesses like influenza and ringworm.

Antiseptics, on the other hand, are chemicals that are used to sanitize surfaces but are useless for treating illnesses. Like how hand sanitizers kill gems on your hands due to their ethanol content, but drinking ethanol doesn't do anything to treat any type of infection.

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Apprehensive_Ad1744 t1_ixkrmw0 wrote

Reply to comment by Different-Music4367 in Georgia Supreme Court Allows Early Voting on Saturday, Nov. 26 for Senate Runoff by MarcEElias

I was talking about Republicans specifically targeting Republican majorities with voter suppression being a new thing. You're saying it's not because when Republicans have targeted Democrat majorities with voter suppression, a small number of Republicans were affected via collateral damage.

I have no idea why you think an incidental amount collateral damage is the same thing as being the large, explicit target, but that's where the confusion comes from.

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