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Scientists advance safety of nanotechnology

Scientists have identified for the first time a mechanism by which nanoparticles
cause lung damage and have demonstrated that it can be combated by blocking the
process involved, taking a step toward addressing the growing concerns over the
safety of nanotechnology.

Review of THE MEDEA HYPOTHESIS and other news from The Science Shelf

May 12, 2009 by Fred Bortz

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I just e-mailed the "Bookonomic Stimulus Edition" of the Science Shelf Newsletter to subscribers.

It includes pointers to numerous new titles, including the one reviewed below. You might call that book "Goodbye Gaia; Hello Monster-Mom," but author Peter Ward prefers The Medea Hypothesis: Is Life on Earth Ultimately Self-Destructive?



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