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Maybe an AI will be smart enough to realize that there's more than one explanation for a low level of triglycerides in neurons.

The RICE myth and the lactic acid myth will surely be a part of the training material so the AI will realize that there's a fair amount of unjustified conclusions in the bioworld

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The RICE protocol (Rest, Ice, Compression, Elevation) for injuries has been largely debunked - inflammation is now understood as a necessary healing process. Similarly, lactic acid was wrongly blamed for muscle soreness when it's actually a fuel source during exercise, paralleling how we misunderstood neuronal fatty acid metabolism.

Is inflammation not still considered to be harmful in the long term? (Is that not why we're still expected to care about omega-6 vs omega-3 dietary fatty acids?) What is the new explanation for muscle soreness?

There is a difference between localized inflammation that is bringing the source of healing to injury and systemic inflammation

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