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forksofpower t1_j05junx wrote
Reply to comment by Restless_Wonderer in TIL that until 2012, when they switched to a bacterial source, Roche Pharmaceuticals used up to 90% of the world's annual star anise crop to produce shikimic acid, a chemical intermediate used in the synthesis of oseltamivir (Tamiflu) by Kintpuash-of-Kush
... no?
forksofpower t1_izz8imi wrote
Reply to comment by RedSoviet1991 in Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody by Smithy2232
I hope to god you don't reproduce either. No need to fill the world with fucked up chromosomes.
forksofpower t1_izxg3do wrote
Reply to comment by Hoju22 in Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody by Smithy2232
No shit? We're comparing crimes here.
forksofpower t1_izvqw14 wrote
Reply to comment by RedSoviet1991 in Lockerbie bombing suspect in US custody by Smithy2232
Did she commit espionage? No, you ignorant slime mold.
forksofpower t1_j27k74q wrote
Reply to comment by ImGonnaFapToYourHair in TIL green beans, pinto beans, kidney beans and many other beans are all the same species of bean. by Zemi99
It's all about form factor. Pinto and Kidney have a nice skin that holds in the starchy goodness.
Green beans melt and spew out their guts.