Nanotubes Trigger Biochemical "Cross Talk" for Consumer Protection Tests

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 - 12:49 in Biology & Nature

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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