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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. Re:DARPA redeemed by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Surely Al Gore will try to claim credit for it, if it ever suceeds.

  2. I see... by MoeMoe · · Score: -1, Troll

    This is just another way for Bill to assimilate us...

    Resistance is not futile damn it!!!! POWER TO THE PENGUIN!!!!!

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