Comments on Earthworms Absorb Copper Nanomaterials From Soil
Update! on copper nanoparticle toxicity study. Engineered nanomaterials can be taken up from the environment and moved up the food chain. (Read
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"Star Trek fans of course remember another race of burrowing creatures who turned out to be helpful. Be sure to turn up the sound so you can hear the poignant filk song describing the plight of the horta.
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(Bill Christensen 12/17/2010 8:32:09 AM)
"Do you have any other Filk Songs?"
(Peter Jacobs 12/17/2010 3:41:12 PM)
"No, I don't. Readers?"
(Bill Christensen 12/17/2010 7:22:05 PM)
"Not about Hortas, tho there's plenty of other Filks available with only a little searching. http://www.filk.com/"
(Ashley 12/20/2010 8:17:27 AM)
"The pathological examinations revealed that kidney,
liver and and spleen are target organs for nano-copper particles." Take a look at the atrophied mouse spleen (middle) in the following picture.
And listen to this bit from the conclusion to that paper: "In addition, toxicity of nanocopper is sex-dependent: male mice exhibit more severe
toxic symptoms and suffer more from nano-copper than
females after they exposed to the same mass of particles.""
(Bill Christensen 12/20/2010 2:41:14 PM)
Illustrating Classic Heinlein With AI
'Stasis, cold sleep, hibernation, hypothermia, reduced metabolism, call it what you will - the logistics-medicine research teams had found a way to stack people like cordwood and use them when needed.'
Deflector Plasma Screen For Drones ala Star Wars
'If the enemy persists in attacking or even intensifies their power, the density of the plasma in space will suddenly increase, causing it to reflect most of the incoming energy like a mirror.'