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Rats Breathe Air From Lungs Grown In the Lab
cremeglace writes "'For the first time, an animal has drawn a breath with lungs cultivated in the lab.' Although preliminary, the results might eventually lead to replacement lungs for patients. Researchers at Yale University have successfully applied a technique called decellularization that involves using detergent to remove all of the cells from an organ, leaving a scaffold consisting of the fibrous material between cells."
You write like you're a responsible and respectful smoker. Hats off to you, seriously. Unfortunately, your kind is rare. Most smokers have no idea how disgusting and pervasive their habit is. I think it's partly because their olfactory systems are so damaged that they simply don't understand how bad it smells to others.
A tiny selection of my experiences:
- Smoker sitting right next to a non-smoking sign: "Oh, I'll just finish this one."
- In a restaurant (no longer legal, thank goodness) before I've finished eating: "Oh stop being silly. It's just a cigarette."
- Burning butts being thrown where pidgeons are foraging nearby.
etc. etc. etc.
When cigarettes are banned outright, many more people will benefit than just the smokers.
Mark this Flamebait if you like. But this is my honest opinion.