Word: vyvyan
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...mistakes - DDT, CFCS, thalidomide. A mistake with nanotechnology could be very much more serious than anything we've seen before." Shand and Goldsmith have a point. As Time reported two weeks ago, ETC Group's paper included a review of available health research on nanoparticles. After studying the findings, Vyvyan Howard, pathology professor at Liverpool University, England, concluded that ultrafine particles - which can readily pass through skin and other tissues - could prove toxic should they reach vulnerable parts of the body. In part, fears of nanotech are fueled by the realization that the science is reaching a tipping point - from...