"Pandora’s Boxes - Inside nanotechnology’s little universe of big unknowns" By Heather Millar

Date:   3/1/2013 3:52:56 AM ( 12 y ago)

"... Nano–titanium dioxide, one of the most commonly used nanoparticles (Pop-Tarts, sunblock), has been shown to damage DNA in animals and prematurely corrode metals.":
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“But what’s scary about nanoparticles is that we’re producing products with new nanomaterials far ahead of our ability to assess them.... If you’re looking for stink-free athletic socks, maybe this is a good thing. But could that same process someday turn out to have some sort of nasty biological effect? We just don’t know yet."

 

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