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Re:Nanoparticle-remodeled gut microbiota slows neurodegenera... by andriesm on Saturday November 11, 2023 @09:49AM (#38230741)
Ib my younger days I used to get all excitef about new scientific breakthroughs. After decades I know better and apply the heuristic of disregard whenever I come across the hidden punch-line "In mice".

It really is a very good metric for preventing you to get sucked into hype that will 99.99 percent of the time result in exactly zero real world impact 10 years later.

Re:Nanoparticle-remodeled gut microbiota slows neurodegenera... by stavros on Sunday November 12, 2023 @05:25AM (#38239015)
Except the 0.01% of breakthroughs had tons of real world impact to humans also worked in mice, so what does the metric tell you?