Nano Chips in Drugs

[Ahkenaten]

This article appeared in Reuters about plans to include nanochips in drugs

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6A754720101108

[fifi]

That's scary.

[Ahkenaten]

I thought so. And it appears that as useless as the FDA is, they won't even have to secure FDA approval because they are adding an inert ingredient to an existing approved drug. Seems like a beta-test to me. I don't like it.

[Ross]

We are possibly full of them already....

[MariaDine]

:scared::peep::bolt:........no place to hide...very soon we alll will have «to face the music and dance»....if you know what Í mean........

[bluestflame]

if they are leaking info on it now is an indication they are ready to go public with what they've already been doing for years (I rekon)

[bluestflame]

and the nanotech controlled, software upgraded through signal sent through mobile phone network, airport scanners, digital tv network , all operating on (and off) a carrier frequency through which a set of operational instructions are are transmitted to tell the hardware it operates what to do and how , similar to a tv, cellphone or airport scanner

they already have the tech in place to monitor and "fine tune"

[witchy1]

Hi all, heres a link to recent nanotech research - very scary stuff
http://www.aolnews.com/nanotech/article/amid-nanotechs-dazzling-promise-health-risks-grow/19401235

Consuming the nano-titanium dioxide was damaging or destroying the animals' DNA and chromosomes.
The degrees of DNA damage and genetic instability that the 32-year-old investigator documented can be "linked to all the big killers of man, namely cancer, heart disease, neurological disease and aging," says Professor Robert Schiestl
Nano-titanium dioxide is so pervasive that the Environmental Working Group (http://www.ewg.org/home) says it has calculated that close to 10,000 over-the-counter products use it in one form or another.
He adds that at least 2 million pounds of nanosized titanium dioxide are produced and used in the U.S. each year.
Researchers have found, for instance, that carbon nanotubes -- widely used in many industrial applications -- can penetrate the lungs more deeply than asbestos and appear to cause asbestos-like, often-fatal damage more rapidly
Other nanoparticles, especially those composed of metal-chemical combinations, can cause cancer and birth defects; lead to harmful buildups in the circulatory system; and damage the heart, liver and other organs of lab animals.
Consumers have virtually no way of knowing whether the products they purchase contain nanomaterials, as under current U.S. laws it is completely up to manufacturers what to put on their labels.

heres a link to a search function to see whos using it and in what. Certainly not complete and not compulsory to tell cosumers if they are using it.
http://www.nanotechproject.org/inventories/

[Ahkenaten]

Thanks MariaDine. I am aware of the pervasiveness of these nano particles in products sold to the public. It seems that these so-called technological advances (and the uses to which they have been put) have outpaced our ability to properly test, regulate and control their perhaps damaging proliferation.

[bluestflame]

of course that could also be another reason behind the airport scanners

anyhow , more nanotech acticles

http://www.oldthinkernews.com/Articles/unknown_dangers_of_nanotech.htm

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"Infinitely small nanostructures will soon permeate your food, body and environment on the grounds of improving structure, preventing disease and enhancing traits, but their potential to be toxic, invade immune systems or simply behave erratically and unexpectedly could pose real dangers in a burgeoning industry rapidly delving into the unknown"

not to mention what this technology would do in the hands of the eugenists ....

"Currently, nanotech is heavily subsidized and rapidly gaining investment yet under-researched and thus far unregulated. Manufacturers aren't required to declare what products have been created with nanotechnology-- and agreed upon standards and practices are not yet well-developed."

"The potential for autonomous, self replicating and possibly thinking nanobots to either use or become mutating pathogens within the drama of a war between nanobot factions or against mankind is beyond frightening yet well-enough within the realm of things to come that it poses serious questions about the survival of the human population... at least in Kurzweil's vision."

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/11/29/2104922.htm
Nanotechnology a 'bigger concern' than GM foods
By Simon Lauder

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"The lifting of bans on genetically modified crops has revived the debate about the safety of the food we eat.

But the next step in industrial food production has got Australia's food regulator bracing itself for even more controversy.

Opponents to nanotechnology say it is a much scarier prospect than GM food, and while it can make food look better and last longer, there are fears about how it might affect the human body.

The regulator now faces the difficulty of ruling when packaging becomes part of the food.

The CEO of Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Steve McCutcheon, says it is called interactive packaging, where the food takes in chemicals from the packet as it sits on the shelf.

"At the moment, the shelf life of prepacked salad vegetables is fairly short, but with the application of this technology we understand that you could actually package fresh salads, and they would be fresh still after the 30-day period on the shelf," he said.

The development that has given birth to the one-month fresh salad is called nanotechnology - working with particles thousands of times smaller that the width of a human hair.

It is not only for packaging, some companies want to use nanoparticles as ingredients in the food itself."

[Teakai]

Seriously - look after your own health as best you can.

I wonder how many people will think this is the most innovative idea since sliced bread. I'm sure there's heaps.

One of my girlfriends saw the ads for the rdif microchip and called it handy.
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