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“The concentrations we saw in the brain tissue of normal individuals, who had an average age of around 45 or 50 years old, were 4,800 micrograms per gram, or 0.48% by weight,” Campen said.

That’s the equivalent of an entire standard plastic spoon, Campen said.

“Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about 50% higher”

An entire spoon's worth of plastic in ol' wrinkly. That doesn't seem good.

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[-] [email protected] 16 points 3 months ago

It was in your brain, you just forgot it was there.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago

Must have been that plastic.....spoon? In my head. Thanks.

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