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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (15 children)

Wait until you hear about deadly toxin producing bacteria.

You only need about 6 kg of Clostridium botulinum to produce enough toxins to kill all mammals on earth.

Assumptions:

  • weight of a single bacterium is 1 picogram
  • a single bacterium produces 0.5 picograms of toxin
  • All mammals on earth are 1.4 gigatons of mass
  • a lethal dose is 150 nanograms per kg
[–] misteloct@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Genocide is evolutionary beneficial for the toxin producer, maybe there's a ring of truth to it. Poison everything around you, free up resources for yourself.

[–] mmddmm@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I always wondered if the toxin didn't kill the bacteria.

[–] ryedaft@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago

Bacteria doesn't have nerve cells.

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