Nanotubes Trigger Biochemical ‘Cross Talk’ For Consumer Protection Tests, Reported in American Cancer Society Study

ScienceDaily (Feb. 5, 2009) — Researchers in West Virginia and Japan are reporting an advance toward a blood test that could help protect consumers from new products containing potentially harmful kinds of nanotubes. These ultra small wisps of carbon — 1/5,000th the width a single human hair — may become the basis for multibillion-dollar medical, consumer electronics, and other industries in the future.

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