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Detoxing With Magnets for Fun and Profit

Posted by simoniker on from the and-profit-and-fun dept.

Ridgelift writes "Wired has an article on a new way to remove toxins from the bloodstream. The Argonne National Laboratory have designed nanoparticles which 'identify, and then latch onto, target molecules. The nanoparticles are injected into the bloodstream, where they circulate through the body, picking up their target toxins as they go. Once they have made their rounds, all that's needed to remove the particles from the body are a magnet housed in a handheld unit and a small, dual-channel shunt inserted into an arm or leg artery.'"

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  1. What this really means: by grasshoppa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    MOAR BEER!

    And I just KNOW I wasn't the only thinking that.

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  2. What if... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...they don't want to leave?