Carbon Nanotubes Compromise the Functions of Certain Protozoa, Study Shows
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 07:49
in Biology & Nature
A new study by researchers from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, hints that carbon nanotubes may be toxic to microorganisms. When cultures of a certain key protozoan, a single-cell organism, were exposed to the nanotubes their ability to ingest and digest bacteria was hindered.
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