Sludgehammer

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[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

The difficulty I see here is that it took the yeast not very long to mutate a beneficial effect, but it could just as quickly mutate away from that and even mutate something harmful.

That seems unlikely. The entire way it works is the yeast produces proteins that "look" like a virus to the immune system, causing a immune response. However that's the only part of of the virus in the yeast, there's nothing else that completes the virus. It's like... a steering wheel without a car, no matter how hard I mime swerving to run over a pedestrian nothing's gonna happen, because there is no car.

If the viral protein mutated it'd either A) still be recognized as a viral protein and generate immunity for a virus that doesn't exist, or B) generate a non-functional protein that the body would simply digest.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

There already are oral vaccines? There's one for rabies that's been airdropped across the US for years now... however to be fair that one is a live attenuated virus.

Edit and FTA:

Oral vaccines against rotavirus, cholera and polio exist, so it’s a viable strategy.

In this case it's my understanding that they're using the yeast to "smuggle" the viral proteins through the stomach acid, and then when the yeast is digested in the intestines the body is exposed to the added viral proteins. So since you need live yeast you can have vaccine beer, but not vaccine bread.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 213 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Yet another reason to support Ukraine, maybe they'll knock out Moscow's power more often.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

Ran out of black markers I'd guess.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

It is creepy how close to Trump's cadence the article is.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 54 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Reeeally hope those were dentures... otherwise, ow.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 49 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Fresh meat volunteering for the front lines!

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I really shouldn't joke, Putin might.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, a turnip is probably worth more than the can's recycling value, so he came out ahead!

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Well of course. Honestly I'm surprised it took this long. As I've said in the past, there's no bigger tent than a fascist who needs power, and no smaller one than a fascist who has power. Trump has gotten the votes he needed from the Catholics, so it's out with "We're all Christians here!" and in with "They're not real true Christians!" In this case apparently because they commit the sin of empathy.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

You can probably remove "ID" from your post.

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

Quick contact DOGE! I'm sure they'll take care of this government waste! /s

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