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
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