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Trapping Toxins Using Gold Nanoparticles

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the everything-loves-gold dept.

Billly Gates writes "British scientists have found a way to quickly and accurately find toxins by binding gold nanoparticles with sugar which then could be dissolved in a solution that changes color when any toxin is found. This procedure could be used in the medical field to find poisons and diseases as well as finding substances in bioterrorist attacks."

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  1. Important definition by marco.antonio.costa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Bear this in mind very carefully and don't forget it:

    Terrorist == Anyone-we-want-you-to-fear-so-we-can-stick-more-th ings-up-your-###

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    Send your spendthrift head of state this