dentalstudent t1_j65rkx7 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 10:21 PM

Reply to comment by danielravennest in Asteroid-Mining Startup Plans First Private Mission to Deep Space by psychothumbs

I agree there's no point in sending humans, that was just the plot. I think what it got right was the idea that it's best to use the mining products in space since there is no point to shipping them planetside

dentalstudent t1_j620038 wrote on January 27, 2023 at 3:29 AM

Reply to comment by Asakari in Asteroid-Mining Startup Plans First Private Mission to Deep Space by psychothumbs

There's a fiction book delta V where the first manned asteroid mining mission is to mine a bunch of materials and fuels shipped back to earth orbit to sell in space to other space startups

dentalstudent t1_ixz2uvm wrote on November 27, 2022 at 2:48 PM

Reply to comment by hoosierspiritof79 in Bacteria that break down nicotine found in the guts of mice by Sorin61

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29110618/#:~:text=Results%3A%20Preclinical%20models%20and%20human,particularly%20sensitive%20to%20nicotine%27s%20effects.

dentalstudent t1_ixlxhfk wrote on November 24, 2022 at 1:07 PM

Reply to comment by DoofusMagnus in TIL that ruminants, such as cattle, sheep, and giraffes, do not have a top row of front teeth. They instead have a dental pad where gums meet directly to their bottom row of front teeth. by gmnitsua

I don't work with animals, but still.. I feel like I should have learned this in the past 10 years in my field