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are
low levels of radiation positive?
Worth a read.
“Those who survived the immediate atomic blasts
but were near Ground Zero died at a high rate from excess
exposure to radiation. The tens of thousands more distant
from Ground Zero, and who received lower exposures to
radiation, did not die in droves. To the contrary, and
surprisingly, they outlived their counterparts in the
general population who received no exposure to radiation
from the blasts.”
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“ The only evidence that exists as to the health
of humans who have been irradiated at low levels points
to a benefit, not a harm. Difficult though it may be
to overcome the fear of radiation that has been drubbed
into us since childhood, there is no scientific proof
whatsoever to view the radiation emitted from the Fukushima
plant as dangerous to the Japanese population.”
related material
ionising
radiation and health—risk analysis
nuclear
power - is nuclear power really
really dangerous
the web address for the article above is
https://www.abelard.org/news/lite082010.php#positive_radiation_220311
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alleged
link between swine flu vaccine, a gene and narcolepsy
“Cases of narcolepsy have been reported among children
and adolescents who received the vaccine during the
swine flu epidemic in 2009 in 12 countries, with Sweden
and Finland reporting the most cases. A total of 60
cases were reported in Finland.
“On Feb. 1, Finland's National Institute of Health and
Welfare reported the results of an analysis of all new
narcolepsy cases reported between 2006 and 2010 among
those born after 1990. The analysis found an increased
risk of narcolepsy among those ages 4 to 19 who received
the Pandemerix H1N1 vaccine made by GlaxoSmithKline.
The risk was about nine times higher among those who
got the vaccine, corresponding to a risk of about one
case out of every 12,000 people in that age group vaccinated,
officials estimated. Those ages 5 to 15 appeared to
have the greatest risk.
“Of 22 of the cases in Finland tested so far, all were
carrying a gene known to increase the risk for the condition,
the WHO announced Tuesday.”
This looks interesting, a link between
a human gene and an environmental trigger, leading to
a neurological problem.
related material
on flu pandemics
on vaccines
on immunology
the web address for the article above is
https://www.abelard.org/news/lite082010.php#flu_gene_link_080211
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transplanted bone marrow appears to suppress aids
“A leukaemia patient has been cured of the HIV
Aids virus with a bone marrow transplant, it was claimed
today.
“Researchers said the transplant involved bone
marrow stem cells from a donor with a genetic resistance
to HIV.
“Around three-and-a-half years after ending anti-retroviral
therapy, the patient has no sign of infection.”
[Quoted from breakingnews.ie]
“The researchers stressed that this would never
become a standard treatment for HIV. Bone marrow stem
cell transplants are rigorous and dangerous and require
the patient to first have his or her own bone marrow
completely destroyed.” [Quoted from reuters.com]
the web address for the article above is
https://www.abelard.org/news/lite082010.php#bone_marrow_transplant_suppresses_aids_171210
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converting
waste plastic to oil
“In the reactor, the plastic hydrocarbons are
cracked into various shorter hydrocarbon chains and
exit in a gaseous state. [...] From the processor, the
gasses containing gasoline and diesel are condensed
into a temporary fuel tank. Additional light fractions,
called off-gas, such as methane, ethane, butane and
propane, exit the temporary fuel storage tank and are
compressed and stored. Butane and propane liquefy when
compressed and can be stored and sold separately. The
remaining off-gas is cycled back to the furnace, which
heats the reactor.”
- The process accepts raw unwashed, mixed plastics
- Minimal external energy required
- Approximately one liter of oil is extracted from
a kilogram of plastic.
- The gas emitted (a by-product) provides the energy
necessary to fuel the process.
- Due to a catalyst (trade secret) and a highly optimized
process, oil can be extracted in 4 hours from a large
source of raw unwashed, mixed plastics.
- Processor footprint requires less than 500 square
feet (46 square meters)
- Approximately one litre of oil is extracted for every
kilogram of plastic
- The entire cycle for one 1800 pound load takes less
than one hour.
the web address for the article above is
https://www.abelard.org/news/lite082010.php#plastic2oil_171210
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highly
speculatiive work in bioinformatics
“Two papers earlier this year also found evidence
of RNA virus genes being inserted, but the new paper
is more comprehensive. The authors searched the genomes
of 48 vertebrate species, looking for a total of 5,666
viral genes from dozens of virus families.”
Bioinformatics is the analysis of biological information
using computers and statistical techniques.
the web address for the article above is
https://www.abelard.org/news/lite082010.php#bioinformatics_240810
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