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Yahooawww that is so not cool, but everything have a side effect to it weather it a good things side effect or not
posted on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 9:58am
Carbon nanotubes mimic asbestos in mice
Carbon nanotubes
Courtesy St StevA new study published in the scientific journal Nature Nanotechnology shows that longer fibers of carbon nanotubes seem to mimic asbestos when injected into the abdomens of mice. This raises new safety concerns for the up-and-coming technology.
When the mice were injected with asbestos and with various sizes of carbon nanotube samples, the researchers discovered that the longer nanotubes acted in the same way as the asbestos, causing inflammation and lesions. Exposure to asbestos is considered the main cause of a cancer known as mesothelioma.
Just like nanotechnology today, asbestos was once considered a wonder material until its cancer-causing effects on the protective covering (mesothelium) of the body’s organs were realized.
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See these stuff is what scares people... Knowing AND NOT! knowing, what nano technology can do......
Yadadamean!!!
posted on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:03am
at least we are finding out now so it doesn't cause widespread problems later so i say discovering this was a good thing weather or not the effects are good or not
posted on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:13am
That is scary because they want to use these things in our body.
Twila Turnage
posted on Thu, 05/22/2008 - 10:19am
I agree, that would be so scary and creepy for people to want to use thing in your body and that would be really werid. What about something wrong happen to your body? I know I wouldn't want anyone to put or use thing in my body at all.
posted on Mon, 12/08/2008 - 12:54pm
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