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Spoiler alert: It's a research program for over 20 years at Northeastern University to understand the impact of steroid abuse in teens.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4720269/

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[–] Contramuffin 78 points 1 day ago (21 children)

Here's a fun game: describe your research/interest in a similar way that Fox/Republicans use to describe research. The more misleading it is from the actual research, the better.

I'll start: watch how tired mice get when they get sick

(determine the mechanism of how microbial contact affects host circadian rhythms)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (10 children)

I study how fast poison leaking into the ground is cleaned up by microbes, and how it's possible to protect drinking water sources from that poison.

I honestly don't know how to phrase that so it sounds ridiculous or useless.

[–] Maggoty 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh that's easy. You're the one turning Frogs gay.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Shit, you got me.

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