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Yeah, I almost feel pity for that wheat, corn or microalgae that nobody studies...

(And the theory that claims that any article starting with "scientists do this or that" is bullshit, wins again).

I can't quite tell if this is sarcasm or not. If it's not sarcasm, wheat and corn have been studied loads. I worked at an institute that specialised in cereals. If it is sarcasm, I actually find wheat and corn quite pretty. No comment on mircoalgae, though.

I'm sure this is sarcasm.

Seems like to to me too, but https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

We study yeast like crazy. Hint: it's not because of bread. And the knock-on effects of studying yeast have been good for other fields (students t-test e.g.)

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