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  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab i think I've run out of fun facts

    @Cutelivejazz I'm sure you'll think of some more good ones tomorrow
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    edited September 2
    @DonnerKebab that's really interesting sorry i sometimes struggle reading long texts I usally get chatgpt to summarise it haha call me lazy I call efficient
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    edited September 2
    @DonnerKebab Im probably going to fall asleep tomorrow afternoon ive messed up my sleep schedule so bad haha
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab i think it is Crispr im not the sharpest tool in the shed haha

    @Cutelivejazz Yeah, i think so too. And they use it for gene editing. So essentially, they're using it to develop solutions now that solve certain genetic conditions, and as you mentioned, to combat cancer. It's still a fair while of solving things, but it's one of the biggest leaps in terms of science i would say of the last half a century.
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab Im probably going to fall asleep tomorrow afternoon ive messed up my sleep schedule so bad haha

    @Cutelivejazz same. In terms of sleep schedule, i have no sleep schedule 😂
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @DonnerKebab it's so cool sometimes I think that if my grandad were to be sick in this age then maybe id have a chance to meet him. 20 years too early haha
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab that's really interesting sorry i sometimes struggle reading long texts I usally get chatgpt to summarise it haha call me lazy I call efficient

    @Cutelivejazz no need to say sorry, it's no problem at all. So long as you can understand whats being put, i don't see why it matters how you do it. If it works for you, go for it. 99% of university students do this btw.
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @DonnerKebab im so screwed i somehow need to get up at 7:30 at the latest ont Thursday. Oops😬
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab it's so cool sometimes I think that if my grandad were to be sick in this age then maybe id have a chance to meet him. 20 years too early haha

    @Cutelivejazz yeah, it's really sad. because when they eventually cure things like cancer and other genetic illness's, it would really be a bittersweet moment, because yes, no-one in future would suffer at the hands of those conditions anymore, but also it comes to late for a lot of people.
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @DonnerKebab things happen for a reason as you said no one in the future would suffer
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab im so screwed i somehow need to get up at 7:30 at the latest ont Thursday. Oops😬

    @Cutelivejazz that sounds tricky. But at least you've got today and tomorrow to get your schedule back to normal before thursday.
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @DonnerKebab yeah let's hope i can fix it.
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab things happen for a reason as you said no one in the future would suffer

    @Cutelivejazz it's little consolation for those that cure's came to late for, but at least no one else will have to suffer loss from those sorts of illness's.

    Plus, they are looking at using Crispr to genetically modify mosquito's so they can't carry malaria anymore, or at least the microbe that causes malaria. If they do that, that's 1 million people saved a year.

    And for crops, they can use Crispr to make them immune to certain pests (no insecticides needed anymore, the bee's will be happy), more resiliant to droughts, and to have better yields (helping to solve global hunger)
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @DonnerKebab did you know there's a type of fungus that take over the brain of ants and "re-programs" them to feed the fungus and as a kid I was terrified it would happen to me 😆
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab did you know there's a type of fungus that take over the brain of ants and "re-programs" them to feed the fungus and as a kid I was terrified it would happen to me 😆

    @Cutelivejazz yep, the cordyceps fungus. That stuff scares me too. Like literally zombies, only worse. It doesn't just take over the brain. It only takes over the ant's motor functions, all the while, the ant is still alive and aware i think, as the fungus controls it into going out into the open where it get's eaten by a predator, and the fungus life cycle continues.
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @DonnerKebab thanks for that im definitely not gonna be able to sleep (im joking) yeah thats really scary thankfully im not an ant... well I hope so?
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    edited September 2
    @DonnerKebab thanks for that im definitely not gonna be able to sleep (im joking) yeah thats really scary thankfully im not an ant... well I hope so?

    @Cutelivejazz i wouldn't worry. The fungus can't actually survive in the human body. it's to hot, the immune system would fight back, and the complexity of the human nervous system is way to complex for the fungus. Ant's are small easy targets, where as humans are way to advanced for it. Also i think, ant's are a part of the fungus's life cycle, humans are not. Plus, we have modern medicine on our side. Humans are safe from it. Anthony the Ant on the other hand, not so much.
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @DonnerKebab I was being sarcastic but thanks. No not poor Anthony! He lived a good noble ant life 🤣
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @DonnerKebab Im still sick. I have been for the past 4 or 5 days now I think the worst part is sounding like a 70 year old man every time I try to talk haha
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab I was being sarcastic but thanks. No not poor Anthony! He lived a good noble ant life 🤣

    @Cutelivejazz the one that scares me the most is mad cow disease if you've ever heard of it.
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    edited September 2
    @DonnerKebab yes terrifying also pretty weird stories about Edward Jenner if you don't know he invent the first vaccine technically no a vaccine its called inoculation but I can give you more history facts if you'd like i wasted 2 years studing GCSE so I mean might aswell bore someone to death.
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab Im still sick. I have been for the past 4 or 5 days now I think the worst part is sounding like a 70 year old man every time I try to talk haha

    @Cutelivejazz that sounds rough. Probably gonna sound like a silly question but have you tried those throat soother sweets? I forgot what there called now.

    And secondly, please tell me you've tried a David Attenborough impression?
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @DonnerKebab first of all yeah I tried them they helped and little.
    Secondly that's SIR David Attenborough hes a national treasure excuse you! 🤣
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab yes terrifying also pretty weird stories about Edward Jenner if you don't know he invent the first vaccine technically no a vaccine its called inoculation but I can give you more history facts if you'd like i wasted 2 years studing GCSE so I mean might aswell bore someone to death.

    @Cutelivejazz I never did history at gcse, I self taught it, and its fair to say, im a master at history now. Especially the world wars and British Empire.

    I love history facts more than nearly anything else. Yes please. And as I recall, it was cowpox that was used as the inoculation.
  • DonnerKebabDonnerKebab Posts: 1,943 Extreme Poster
    @DonnerKebab first of all yeah I tried them they helped and little.
    Secondly that's SIR David Attenborough hes a national treasure excuse you! 🤣

    @Cutelivejazz of course, how silly of me. Sir David Attenborough. Did you do a Sir David Attenborough impression 😂

    I was watching 55 days at peking earlier, so ive been hearing Sir all day 😂

    Btw, it might be worth getting some lemsip for now for your sickness.
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @DonnerKebab okay show off. Okay starting off with the only exam I did decently on. I don't know if you've ever heard of it but there's a castle in Kenilworth called (you guessed it) Kenilworth castle it was near Warwick and Henry I ordered for it to be built in 1215 to keep an eye on the Duke of Warwick and it was built by Geoffrey de Clinton it is believed to have started off as a classic Norman motte and bailey castle or a stone keep there's not a huge amount of evidence for either as if it were a motte and bailey most of the wood would have rotted away. Long story short it got handed down eventually Simon de Monfort had it the king did not like that the great siege of 1266 (simon de monforts son i believe cut off the messagers hand that delievered the message that the king wanted it back and send the messager back to the king) happend they tried some crazy things like driving boats up the moat and firing cannon balls. Eventually the people inside died of disease and starvation. Also Queen Elizabeth stayed there 3 times
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    I dont mean to be a burden but im thinking abt starting sixth form and i don't think im ready mentally to go back to school
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    Im kinda having a hard time sleeping a lots going on in my head... again (sorry I know it's been like this the past couple of days im trying my best to handle it) does anyone have time to chat?
  • AnimalloverbAnimalloverb Posts: 316 The Mix Regular
    @Cutelivejazz
    Hey, I am so sorry. I really hope you managed to get some rest.
    I am here today if you still feel comfortable to share what what keeping you awake.
  • CutelivejazzCutelivejazz Posts: 107 The Mix Convert
    @Animalloverb I did manage to sleep eventually thank you for checking in it means a lot. I really hope im not bothering you though i know I've been reaching out for support a lot recently and I don't want to drain anyone or make them fed up of me. Im starting sixth form tomorrow and im feeling pretty nervous from both the social and academic aspect. Im not the best with people and ive always struggled with making and keeping friends and have had people take advantage of that. For example when I was in Yr 6 I didn't have any friends (tbh I didn't in year 4 or 5 lol) so the group of "popular girls" befriended me and we took photos and videos and stuff and in one of the videos they all made me eat a chip of the floor and then that video got passed around when I was in year 8 and I think you can imagine how that went. (Yes ik it was dumb and gross and I still hate myself for it idek why I did it i guess I was being cool and like them. Then in secondary I went through many friend groups most of which talked behind my back and bullied me I remeber one of my friend groups were really nasty and kept saying things like oh go home and kill yourself and tbh I did consider it I remeber standing by my window genuinely thinking maybe it will be easier for everyone if I just didn't exist. Im better -ish now but I also got picked on for being emotional and crying a lot i remeber id have to step out class a lot and every time the whole class would laugh at me and mumble abt me saying things like omg she's crying again she's just doing it for attention ect. They stopped only after my RE teacher really had a go at them and she was super pissed and she came to check in on me and gave me a hug. I think im also worried beacuse my best friend is going off to college and im staying at my secondary's sixth form and one of her best friends is staying and we're friends but I don't really think she likes me and she's been off with me so I don't really trust her and im just hoping I'll actually be able to make new friends bc im a very social person but I dont really think people like me. Im also worried about lessons like idk if im smart enough I feel like I don't deserve to be there and like people might find out im not actually smart and I might fail everything and not be able to get into any unis at all and be stuck in a minimum wage job I hate being miserable what if im not smart enough to do what I do like my physics grades dropped what if everything else drops too during A levels and I fail everything. Im just so stressed
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