🃏JokerPlastic-eating insect discovered in Kenya
SpruceBringsteenThis is one of those stories that pops up every year and nothing is ever done with it.
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
“…”
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.