▲ 308 ▼ Plastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya (theconversation.com) submitted 2 years ago by Joker@sh.itjust.works to c/news@lemmy.world 36 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] SpruceBringsteen@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is one of those stories that pops up every year and nothing is ever done with it. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yep. This. Same thing with reddit "hey there's a cure for cancer and these ragtag students discovered this which will change the world!" 5 years later "............" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Discovery gets bought for an obscene amount of money, NDA is signed, discovery is never spoken of again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is very rarely the case. Almost always they come across some draw back, that makes it completely impractical, and 5-10-15- whatever, years pass without anyone overcoming said drawback. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] isyasad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Cancer treatment also has had lots of improvements but they aren't newsworthy if they're not the Cure to Cancer™️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, lots of people do not realize it is not one disease, it is unregulated cell growth, of many kinds, caused by many diseases. permalink fedilink source parent [–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Mostly because it was found not to be effective in trials, or it had some side effect that made it a bad idea. See thalidomide for an example of what happens when you don't test properly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 years ago (2 children) Yep. This. Same thing with reddit "hey there's a cure for cancer and these ragtag students discovered this which will change the world!" 5 years later "............" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Discovery gets bought for an obscene amount of money, NDA is signed, discovery is never spoken of again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is very rarely the case. Almost always they come across some draw back, that makes it completely impractical, and 5-10-15- whatever, years pass without anyone overcoming said drawback. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] isyasad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Cancer treatment also has had lots of improvements but they aren't newsworthy if they're not the Cure to Cancer™️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, lots of people do not realize it is not one disease, it is unregulated cell growth, of many kinds, caused by many diseases. permalink fedilink source parent [–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Mostly because it was found not to be effective in trials, or it had some side effect that made it a bad idea. See thalidomide for an example of what happens when you don't test properly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Discovery gets bought for an obscene amount of money, NDA is signed, discovery is never spoken of again. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is very rarely the case. Almost always they come across some draw back, that makes it completely impractical, and 5-10-15- whatever, years pass without anyone overcoming said drawback. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] isyasad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Cancer treatment also has had lots of improvements but they aren't newsworthy if they're not the Cure to Cancer™️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, lots of people do not realize it is not one disease, it is unregulated cell growth, of many kinds, caused by many diseases. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 child) This is very rarely the case. Almost always they come across some draw back, that makes it completely impractical, and 5-10-15- whatever, years pass without anyone overcoming said drawback. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] isyasad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Cancer treatment also has had lots of improvements but they aren't newsworthy if they're not the Cure to Cancer™️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, lots of people do not realize it is not one disease, it is unregulated cell growth, of many kinds, caused by many diseases. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] isyasad@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Cancer treatment also has had lots of improvements but they aren't newsworthy if they're not the Cure to Cancer™️ permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, lots of people do not realize it is not one disease, it is unregulated cell growth, of many kinds, caused by many diseases. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago Yeah, lots of people do not realize it is not one disease, it is unregulated cell growth, of many kinds, caused by many diseases. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago Mostly because it was found not to be effective in trials, or it had some side effect that made it a bad idea. See thalidomide for an example of what happens when you don't test properly. permalink fedilink source parent