Nanoparticles Enter One's Brain Via Olfactory Bulb

Posted by timothy on Sunday January 11, 2004 @07:06PM from the bulb-control-for-the-brain dept.

MO-411 writes "An article in Nature News briefly looks at nanoparticles' entry into the brains of lab rats. The fascinating point is that the 35-nanometer particles entered via the olfactory passageways. Scientist confirmed this via plugging one side of the a rats nose. This is significant, as Ken Donaldson, a toxicologist at the University of Edinburgh, UK says. 'I would never have thought of looking for inhaled nanoparticles in the brain.' Think about it -- everything from kitty litter to wallboard dust is likely ending up inside the one's brain, circumventing the blood/brain barrier and all its protections. It also makes for an interesting delivery mechanism for other substances..."

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The Ice Storm by Bob+Cat+-+NYMPHS · 2004-01-11 19:58 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Remember Tobey Maguire reading the essay?

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Re:Feature by MachDelta · 2004-01-11 20:30 · Score: 0, Offtopic

Would this be anything like one of Micro$ofts famous "undocumented features"?

Now theres a nightmare and a half. Imagine if God was like Bill Gates! AHHHH!!!!!!!
Ok ok, calm down... take your pill, think happy thoughts... happy thoughts... now go to your warm place... ahhhhhhhh.