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Trapping Toxins Using Gold Nanoparticles
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."
Well, help prevent against catastrophic structural failure as in the Oklahoma City event and the WTC^H^H^H^H^H (*puts on tinfoil hat*) document possible methods of destroying these 'improved' buildings if the government wants to invade any new countries this year.
..blah blah lots of good medical reasons.. COCAIN AND ANTHRAX!!!!1!!1!1!!
Perhaps I've had a little too much coffee this morning!
On the other hand this sounds familiar to an article here a few weeks back which described a different method to detect
Maybe more media-folks are getting into the science stuff, or they've finally discovered a new source of money for research grants.