How is this a a bogus product? Sure, the description is cheesy, but it’s just a necklace with the outlined structure of serotonin. They make others, too, with the structure of caffeine and such. It’s a geeking-out-on-chemistry thing. No one who wears it actually thinks it contains serotonin. I had a professor who wore a caffeine one, because it was her favorite molecule.
It’s not just any chemistry. It’s a way of very loudly proclaiming a very suspect and even dangerous explanation for a common ailment. It’s right there with tattooing “vaccines cause autism” on one’s forehead.
Just another “infomercial” selling a bogus product.
Just like the kind you see on cable/satellite TV.
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How is this a a bogus product? Sure, the description is cheesy, but it’s just a necklace with the outlined structure of serotonin. They make others, too, with the structure of caffeine and such. It’s a geeking-out-on-chemistry thing. No one who wears it actually thinks it contains serotonin. I had a professor who wore a caffeine one, because it was her favorite molecule.
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Yeah, I had a friend working on HIV research who was absolutely delighted to receive a plush HIV molecule toy as a gift.
http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/6708/
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At least he didn’t actually have HIV.
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It’s not just any chemistry. It’s a way of very loudly proclaiming a very suspect and even dangerous explanation for a common ailment. It’s right there with tattooing “vaccines cause autism” on one’s forehead.
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Articles like this really grease the shafts of knoeledgw.
https://polldaddy.com/js/rating/rating.js
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