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Ivan_is_just_weird :
So... Basically Stargate
2026-09-30 23:19:03
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Sanna Björnberg :
I'm t1d (but Swedish so I don't pay for insulin) but please please please GIVE ME THE MUTANT PARASITIC WORMS
2026-10-03 21:04:20
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bsaa_lvr :
i study parasitic worms!! i find them fascinating, especially when we consider using them as potential treatment options. i very much believe that we need to give helminths a chance in the medical field, they are truly an untapped medical gold mine!
2026-09-30 22:17:16
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C :
Well typically Insulin is too big to be absorbed through the gut, that’s why you need to inject it. There would have to be a way for the hookworm to not only take its nutrients from the blood but also give the medicine into the blood. The same goes for GLP-1, the bioavailability through the gut is horrible, which is why you need a very high dose (as they use in the new tablets) - GLP receptors are basically everywhere in your body and control lots of different processes so the tablet as well as the bacteria NEED a high dose to achieve the wanted effect but the high dose works 100% effectively in the gut, because that’s where all of it is dumped (-> diarrhea and nausea) - i hope this comment was understandable enough, English isn’t my first language 😅
2026-09-30 22:20:49
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Forge :
I'm confused by you saying insulin is expensive, it's free or very cheap in a lot of countries. is this just a "USA having a broken healthcare" issue?
2026-10-01 12:05:29
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в@ся :
that's such a WILD concept. But I love it tho. I love unhinged science. Weird science!
2026-10-03 18:39:59
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Turkish Towels by Pomp & Sass :
Your brain understands cool things.
2026-10-04 23:17:14
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Jo 🍉 :
One big issue that I have with using them for insulin, is when people with diabetes eat. When a non-diabetic person thinks about food, the body starts producing and releasing insulin because the body thinks you’re eating. That is why people that don’t have diabetes can have hypoglycemic symptoms (if you were supposed to eat but didn’t), even though they don’t have diabetes. The worms wouldn’t be able to detect that, so it would have to wait for the blodsugar ti start to spike in order to work, which is much less optimal for the body than getting the insulin and food to activate in the blood at the same time (this is why a lot og insulin is supposed to be taken a bit before you eat). It takes more insulin to get a spike down rather than having the insulin and sugar activate at the same time. But, people with diabetes use two types of insulin, and I do think this could’ve worked better for the long time active insulin (insulin that works for everything from 12-48 hours), because the goal for that insulin type is to be at a constant level throughout a whole day.
2026-10-01 18:33:10
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mog :
idk i feel weirdly okay about this it’s like manufactured symbiosis
2026-10-02 22:45:59
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luvish_lee :
what in the rick and morty!!
2026-10-03 13:39:03
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Fast but not curious😓 :
I love that I am receiving more scientific research content on my FYP🎉🥳🎉🥳
2026-09-30 22:09:46
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Timmi :
absolutely not!!! literally my phobia. I would rather die
2026-10-01 02:22:47
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Constant Disappointment :
Teenage Mutant Parasitic Worms
2026-09-30 23:16:06
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jacobvanvleet :
I actually read a zombie apocalypse book about this scenario
2026-10-01 01:07:49
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Mancubu :
Zoonosis content, nice.
2026-09-30 22:29:31
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Athalfain :
Diabetes type 1 most often is an autoimune disease. My Imune-System destroyed the insulin-producing cells, hunted them down to the last one. So I guess, those worms were detected and then eliminated as a new source of the Insulin-Thread the bodys had dealt with before.
2026-10-01 05:33:48
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RainyTugboat626 :
I see the Vision...
2026-09-30 22:19:23
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Mr_Mor@l🍀👾 :
Love your content 🙏
2026-09-30 22:09:23
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Fast but not curious😓 :
Do you have a video that breaks down what exactly CRISPR is?
2026-09-30 22:10:38
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stevix :
he can create ketamine?
2026-10-01 01:03:28
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Jefffafa :
love me some smart peeps
2026-10-02 11:29:30
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Justadustyrock :
In Brasil insulin is free
2026-10-01 00:18:33
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dmoura :
I am no expert, but I believe one of the issues of bacteria is that you need them to reproduce to keep the levels, but also don't over do it because too much insuline would cause the person to go into a coma due to low glucose levels
2026-10-01 00:48:41
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Sidkid :
For bacteria to respond to blood glucose they would need to be outside the gut. You would need to maintain a bacetermia. Also treating infections with antibiotics would be problematic. Interesting thought though.
2026-10-01 00:57:47
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BeerChemist MikeWayne :
I learn so much with you. 🥰
2026-10-01 23:17:53
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