this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2026
504 points (97.4% liked)

Science Memes

19671 readers
3193 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 86 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Bacteria is not in the kingdom plantae.

[–] fushuan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 14 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

Funny that in Spanish it's called "flora intestinal", not "fauna intestinal". Always though that it's a but of a misnomer.

[–] Hexarei@beehaw.org 3 points 4 hours ago

We also just call it "gut flora" in english too

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 13 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 9 hours ago) (2 children)

Intestinal flora is a common phrase in English, too. Or "gut flora". It's one of those old 19th century scientific phrases which has stuck around.

Like this, err, gentleman (who apparently wants to drag us back to that past) we used to believe gut bacteria to be plant-based. Science caught up, but the term has had sticking power. It seems to be a favorite of marketers of probiotic supplements.

"Microbiota" or just the straightforward "gut bacteria" would be more accurate and modern. But of course, everyone except for this guy already knows that.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 hours ago

there is valid science in gut microbiome, the Pseudoscience take on is, the "leaky gut, or inflammatory diet bs.

[–] T156@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

Did he read/hear about gut flora somewhere, and get his eggs scrambled?

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 39 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

Your stomach micro biome is plants.

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 26 points 15 hours ago (5 children)

That’s interesting. I wonder where the sunlight gets in to my stomach for all those plants to photosynthesize.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 6 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

That's why your sick. You need to constantly be in the sun without sunscreen, look at RFK jr's healthy glow as a good example of prime health.

If your not feeding your tummy plants with the sunlight it needs your not living healthy.

[–] Slashme@lemmy.world 5 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

your sick

your not feeding

your not living

"You're" means "you are". "Your" means "belonging to you".

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 hours ago
[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 3 hours ago

hes overbaked from the tanning salon.

[–] DeathsEmbrace@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Vampires are about to start a protest.

[–] johsny@lemmy.world 17 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Rfk seems to think the sun shines out his asshole.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

He thinks so, but, no that's just a mysterious emissive liquid that he drinks every morning.

"We all need sunshine"

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 hours ago

Drink Capri Sun and sunny d

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 6 points 15 hours ago

You eat it, duh!

[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 2 points 13 hours ago

Non organic plants at that