I Saw A New Level Of Pseudoscience On My Facebook Timeline Today

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I Saw A New Level Of Pseudoscience On My Facebook Timeline Today

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Behold! The rare specimen of scientific illiteracy in its natural habitat—a market stall proudly advertising "mRNA free" products with a cute cow drawing! It's like bragging your oranges are "gravity free" while standing firmly on Earth! mRNA is literally in EVERY living organism including that adorable cow and whatever produce they're selling. It's just the messenger molecule that helps create proteins—you know, the stuff that keeps you alive! Next they'll be selling "mitochondria-free" energy drinks and "nucleus-free" supplements. My lab coat is wrinkled from facepalming so hard!

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