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Nanotechnology: Nanoscale Particles A Health Hazard?
securitas writes "Before you start dreaming of all the benefits nanotechnology will bring you, think about the health hazards. Over two dozen studies that date back to 1984 indicate that nanoscale materials are toxic because their size allows them to be easily ingested, inhaled or absorbed through the skin. Proponents of nanotech dismiss the meta-study as nonsense, while the authors suggest a moratorium on nanotech development until further health research is completed." The paper (726 kB PDF) that prompted this article is available.
I would say that, on the whole, nanoparticle cookie cutters sound extremely bad for your health.
Just ask Jack Putter how dangerous nanoscale particles can be!
I feel like there are these other things that we are inhaling all the time that have variants that are both good and bad....
what are they called... something with a V and another with a B...
There are some odd things afoot now, in the Villa Straylight.
inhalation of experimental compounds discovered harmful!
;-)
Seriously, rule number one of any lab is "don't sniff that stuff" followed by "don't eat it or rub it on yourself, either."
so, if they cut his reads would they finish the sentence for him?
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---- It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again. It does this whenever it's told.
just ask Scully and Mulder... the Kryczek guy is the culprit!
The file looks much smaller than 726kb.. Did I lose the other half?
You probably have your machine running in 64 bit mode, reboot in 32 bit mode and everything should be fine..
Trolling is a art,
> cut his writes they would heal it straight away
If they could proofread his Slashdot posts, he could very well be considered a perfect being.
Could they prevent dupe posts, too?
I've gotta come down on the side of the cautious on this one. Until you can control it, don't deploy it.
Harumph! Harumph!
*points* I didn't get a harumpm outta that guy!
The government has a defect: it's potentially democratic. Corporations have no defect: they're pure tyrannies. -Chomsky
We should outlow dihydrogen oxide as well, since breathing it in can cause death within minutes.
It also damages property and the environment.