Dear List, While doing some Web surfing I came across an interesting article that studies the effects of meteorites and meteoritic dust in relation to health. Now we have another reason for the genetic mutation, aging, disease and the great Dino Kill (sorry I added the Dino kill part)? The article seems to be serious science and is interesting. It also gives another perspective about the value of study of meteorites (and impact). Best Regards, Dirk Ross...Tokyo
Link and Abstract below: http://www.akademiai.com/(bmthk455s4hhpa5541y2be45)/app/home/contribution.asp?referrer=parent&backto=issue,3,17;journal,117,592;linkingpublicationresults,1:105692,1 Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry Publisher: Akadémiai Kiadó, co-published with Springer Science+Business Media B.V., Formerly Kluwer Academic Publishers B.V. Issue: Volume 219, Number 2 Pages: 157 - 163 URL: Linking Options >From a rock to a hard place: Journeys of a radiochemist through inner and outer space W. D. Ehmann1 (1) Department of Chemistry, University of Kentucky, 40506-0055 Lexington, KY, USA Received: 12 March 1997 Abstract A brief chronicle is presented of one radiochemist's meanders through the fields of meteoritics, lunar studies, and geochemistry to current studies of possible relationships of trace element imbalances to diseases affecting the brain and spinal cord. This range of studies is used to underscore the broad applications of radiochemistry and the need to maintain educational programs and research in radiochemistry. Our recent studies of tissues from subjects with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), have shown that imbalances exist for concentrations of many trace elements, compared to corresponding concentrations in control subjects. Among the elements most frequently found imbalanced are aluminum, bromine, cadmium, copper, iron, mercury, rubidium, and zinc. Several of these elements may be involved in processes leading to free-radical-induced oxidative damage in Alzheimer's disease. Our multi-technique analytical approach to these studies is briefly reviewed. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Want to start your own business? Learn how on Yahoo! Small Business. http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/r-index ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list