deirdresm
deirdresm t1_j6eguuk wrote
Reply to comment by gynoceros in ELI5: why do our bodies randomly act like we haven’t had water in days and that we need to chug a bunch randomly? by Serratedlily
Had a friend who suspected he might be diabetic, had an appointment several weeks out. Died before the appointment.
deirdresm t1_ithe33y wrote
Reply to comment by mmmegan6 in Apple Watch heart rate notifications helped 12-year-old girl discover and treat cancer. by SUPRVLLAN
Beta blockers.
deirdresm t1_itfsfp0 wrote
Reply to comment by TheGreat_War_Machine in Apple Watch heart rate notifications helped 12-year-old girl discover and treat cancer. by SUPRVLLAN
I laughed, but then I have POTS and regularly got up to 140 standing for a couple minutes before diagnosis+meds. Silly human standing wiring fail.
deirdresm t1_jbp08jr wrote
Reply to comment by Nymaz in I just learned that the known shortest DNA in an “organism” is about 1700 base pairs in a certain virus. Is there a minimum amount of “code” required for an organism (or virus) to function in any capacity? by mcbergstedt
Virologist and professor Vincent Racaniello refers to viruses as “obligate intracellular parasites.”
One of the fascinating areas of research is in using bacteriophages to break up biofilms. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.825828/full