Yes. I used Chinese tapwater for my contact lenses back in the early 80s. I'm 
not sure I'd do it now, but I was young and foolish, and nothing came of it.


On Oct 17, 2012, at 3:56 PM, Carl Tollander wrote:

> And yet we live.
> 
> One is reminded of the inside of a cell.   Lots going on...
> 
> Carl
> 
> On 10/17/12 1:56 AM, Nicholas Thompson wrote:
>> Roger,
>> 
>>  
>> You never favored us with a comment on these pieces. Are you speaking to us 
>> as an evolutionist or as a contact lens wearer.
>> 
>>  
>> As a drinker of Santa Fe tap water, I thought the following author comment 
>> was a bit unnerving.
>> 
>>  
>> "Acanthamoeba spp. are ubiquitous in tap water (2,5), including that used by 
>> contact lens wearers to wash hands before manipulating the lens (8). Tap 
>> water hosts many organisms, including bacteria (2,5); large DNA viruses (9); 
>> and the recently described Sputnik virophage, a virus that infects 
>> ameba-resistant large DNA viruses (10)."
>> 
>>  
>> Cushlomocree!
>> 
>>  
>> Nick
>> 
>>  
>> From: Friam [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Roger Critchlow
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 3:54 PM
>> To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group
>> Subject: [FRIAM] What's in your contact lens case?
>> 
>>  
>> http://arstechnica.com/science/2012/10/contact-lens-solution-hosts-giant-virus-ecosystem-of-parasites/
>> 
>>  
>> http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2012/10/10/1208835109
>> 
>>  
>> -- rec --
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ============================================================
>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
>> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org
> 
> ============================================================
> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
> lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org

============================================================
FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv
Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College
lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org

Reply via email to