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🚨🦠 Breaking News: In an unprecedented discovery, the Salton Sea dust has gained sentience and is now moonlighting as a bouncer, blocking poorly coded research requests at the door. 🤖💨 Meanwhile, your lungs are hosting a party for bacteria - invitation courtesy of the Great Dusty Bouncer of 2023. 🎉👾
https://phys.org/news/2025-10-toxic-salton-sea-triggers-lung.html #BreakingNews #SentientDust #SaltonSea #TechHumor #HealthConcerns #HackerNews #ngated
Toxic Salton Sea dust triggers changes in lung microbiome after just one week

Dust from California's drying Salton Sea doesn't just smell bad. Scientists from UC Riverside found that breathing the dust can quickly re-shape the microscopic world inside the lungs.

Phys.org