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EinatYahav@lemmy.today to Skeptic@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

‘You’re gonna eat bugs’: Climate fears and conspiracies at Canberra renewables protest

www.theage.com.au

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‘You’re gonna eat bugs’: Climate fears and conspiracies at Canberra renewables protest

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A crowd gathered on the lawn of Parliament House on Tuesday this week to protest the government’s plan to implement “reckless renewables”.
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    Humans and chitin do not mix well.

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28251581/#:~:text=Chitin is sensed primarily in,recruitment%2C and alternative macrophage activation.

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      That’s about chitin in the lungs. The body can break down chitin in the stomach. Can it cause an allergic reaction in some people? Sure. Many foods can.

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        “Chitin is sensed primarily in the lungs or GUT”

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