this post was submitted on 11 Feb 2025
288 points (98.6% liked)

Science Memes

12061 readers
1199 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 57 points 13 hours ago (9 children)

BTW, human tissue might not be targeted by a bacteriophage virus, but our gut is filled with beneficial bacteria. This is why people get the runs from antibiotica and why there's shit transplants.

Most viruses are probably not surviving the acid bath that is our stomach, though.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 hours ago (5 children)

If we ever get acid resistant viruses, that is how humanity goes out

[–] [email protected] 15 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

Those exist.

There's even bacteria that can live in stomach acid and cause terrible issues. Like helicopter

Edit: I'm keeping that typo lmao

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Yeah but what is it supposed to be?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

Yeah can't just leave it on that cliffhanger

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

Helicobacter, like Helicobacter pylori which causes ulcers.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

Honestly 'the helicopter virus' sounds like something from a terrifying sci-fi

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (5 replies)