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by nutthugger 799 days ago
> This bacterium produces ethanol from sugar

you sound like it's bad, this is genius

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From: https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/04-01-2023-no-level-of-...

“Alcohol is a toxic, psychoactive, and dependence-producing substance and has been classified as a Group 1 carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer decades ago – this is the highest risk group, which also includes asbestos, radiation and tobacco. Alcohol causes at least seven types of cancer, including the most common cancer types, such as bowel cancer and female breast cancer.“

There is no safe dose.

This is wrong. There are plenty of safe doses.