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Sylvurphlame t1_ivn7lpg wrote

Reply to comment by HaruspexAugur in 7 ways CRISPR is shaping the future of food by tonymmorley

On a side note, I heard a hypothesis recently that the rise in peanut allergies specifically might be related to a — I forget the name at the moment — known allergen plant with which peanuts are recommended for crop rotation. A sort of cross contamination.

I need to do some searching on that.

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HaruspexAugur t1_ivn7v93 wrote

That’s really interesting. I feel like the science of allergies in general is so strange to me. Like, the fact that so many people’s bodies just react negatively to certain substances which are completely harmless to most people. It’s wild how it works and what can affect it.

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