Safety first

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• Hazmatastic@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  FYI, a lot of times the gear in the first photo is for the plants’ sake, not the worker. Plant cultivation facilities can be like a house of cards, where one little bit of mold, fungus, etc can ruin an entire harvest. Depends on the plants in question, though

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  • MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip ⁨17⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    And in breeding/science, it’s to not get pollen to the wrong plants.

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    • musubibreakfast@lemm.ee ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      You’re literally fucking the plants like some giant pervert bee if you do that.

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    • The_v@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah no. Those are tyvek suits that are used for pesticide application. To complete the outfit they need some nitrile gloves and a fitted respirator.

      For pollen isolation there a whole bunch of different techniques depending on the species. None of them involve getting dressed in one of those uncomfortable monstrosities. I used gel caps when I bred cantaloupes and honeydews (the types used for medications). Slap one over the top of a pollinated flower and it keeps the pollinators away.

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  • Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Exactly. Same in organic chemistry: very few things in the experiment will actually hurt you, but a lot of things on you will ruin the experiment.

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  • finitebanjo@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Also there might be something in those sprinklers that they dont want in their hair and clothes.

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  • toynbee@lemmy.world ⁨12⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I recently visited a phlebotomist who, I noticed halfway through, didn’t use much in the way of protective gear. Afterwards I lamented this fact to a nurse friend of mine, who responded with basically the same statement but replacing “plant” with “patient.”

    I’m not sure I’m convinced. Medically, that is. I believe you about the plants.

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• PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I don’t see a microscope

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  • NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone ⁨15⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s because they’re tiny - that’s the whole point versus using a regular scope.

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  • SalmiakDragon@feddit.nu ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You can see just a hint of it on the far right edge

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• HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Put googgley eyes on em

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