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RE: Wired News: Ironing Out Blood Impurities
by k at 2:56 pm EST, Dec 8, 2003

Nanochick wrote:
] ] Magnetized nanoparticles may one day be the treatment of
] ] choice for people needing to detox -- whether they be a
] ] soldier in the field contaminated by anthrax or a
] ] civilian who has partied way too hard and is suffering
] ] from a drug overdose.
] ]
] ] The nanoparticles, designed at the Argonne National
] ] Laboratory, come fitted with receptors designed to
] ] 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.

hell yeah... i seem to recall memeing an article about this a few weeks ago, maybe the press release. at any rate, this promises to be a really beneficial treatment.

RE: Wired News: Ironing Out Blood Impurities


 
 
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