"Jonathan B. Britten" <[email protected]> wrote:
> There are many criticisms of NASA, and many obviously justified. > But the research on nanobacteria stemmed from verifiable changes > in the health of astronauts - dramatically increased calcification > in the body - and the search for the cause and solution. Maybe > nanobacteria research is barking up the wrong tree, but I don't > have enough knowledge about the topic to say so. It certainly > sounds plausible. Hi Jonathan, I believe NASA showed long ago that zero gravity was responsible for loss of calcium from the bones. This is why astronauts go through hours of exercise each day. As far as the nanobaceria research being conducted at NASA, I posted Nanobac Life Sciences press release earlier: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NASA's Johnson Space Center to Study Nanobacteria Nanobac Life Sciences, Inc. (OTCPK: NNBP) is pleased to announce the signing of a Space Act Agreement with NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC), Houston Texas, to collaborate on research on Nanobacteria and its nature and role in pathological calcification, including the detection and treatment of the pathogen. Since Astronauts may be more prone to an increased rate of pathological calcification while in a zero gravity environment, the collaboration will bring a new approach to NASA's need to better understand the effects of long- term space travel on humans. In addition, Nanobac's work provides a model for studying mineralized organic matters that could aid NASA in the search for extraterrestrial life. Nanobac co-founder and Director of Science, Neva Ciftcioglu, Ph.D. will remain at NASA JSC as Senior Scientist and principal researcher. Under the agreement, NASA will provide workspace at JSC for Nanobac's personnel located at JSC. The agreement further provides Nanobac the opportunity to work together with a multidisciplinary team of NASA researchers while having access to basic laboratory services for nanobacteria science, including electron microscopy, molecular biology and geology-mineralogy research facilities. Projects ranging from searching for nanobacteria biosignatures in earth fossils and in Mars meteorites to diagnosing and treating nanobacteria infection are anticipated. Nanobac will provide JSC with equipment and specialty supplies for nanobacteria research and apply its pioneering diagnostic and treatment experience in the field. "We are pleased to be able to provide our Director of Science to NASA for these important projects," commented John Stanton, Nanobac's President and Chief Executive Officer. "We look forward to a very rich and rewarding research collaboration with NASA. We appreciate the opportunity to work with some of the country's most talented scientists." This announcement shall not be construed to imply that NASA currently or in the future endorses or sponsors any NANOBAC product or service. http://www.comspacewatch.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=15024 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nanobac is owned by the Finnish researches who published the first report. Their company is conducting the experiments, and supplying the materials including the methods and products needed to detect nanobacteria. What probability would you extend to the possibility that they won't be able to find any nanobactera? My guess is zero. In fact, they will probably come to the conclusion there is far more than expected, and more studies are needed. Oops - that has already come true: (NB = nanobacteria) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To further comprehend the implications of NB, trials were conducted at NASA to examine NB, in a bioreactor chamber which simulates conditions of space travel. In this microgravity environment, NB was found to multiply five times faster compared to normal gravity on Earth, supporting earlier discoveries that microbes have radically different behavior in weightless environments. NB is also shown to possibly be an infectious risk for crew members living in close quarters. http://www.biologynews.net/archives/2005/03/17/nasa_links_nanobacteria_to_kidney_stones_and_other_diseases.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I wonder how they managed to simulate a "microgravity environment" in a "bioreactor chamber" that is bolted to the ground? Regards, Mike Monett Antiviral Antibacterial Silver Solution: http://silversol.freewebpage.org/index.htm SPICE Analysis of Crystal Oscillators: http://silversol.freewebpage.org/spice/xtal/clapp.htm Noise-Rejecting Wideband Sampler: http://www3.sympatico.ca/add.automation/sampler/intro.htm -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. 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