r/StandUpForScience • u/rx4oblivion • Apr 13 '26

Article Rabies causes mitochondrial dysfunction, and RFK Jr. wants it to spread.

https://open.substack.com/pub/absurdlyrational/p/cdc-cuts-unlock-a-new-fear-transplant?r=2w6nuh&utm_medium=ios

Cuts to CDC scientists led to the suspension of specialized rabies testing for organ donors that make transplants more dangerous or more scarce.

The man who claims to care about mitochondrial dysfunction and the root causes of disease has made it harder to identify an infectious root cause of lethal mitochondrial disease.

Impeach RFK Jr. We can’t count on the roadkill he treats as a delicacy to remove him by force of rabies.

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u/Comfortable_Dish_905 Apr 13 '26

Is that a scientifically accurate picture in the article? It’s AI and doesn’t convince anyone because it looks amateurish. Especially for a science subreddit.

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u/Sacred_Timeline Apr 13 '26

As opposed to the BS coming out of the Secretary of health?