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Human guinea pigs lend their courage to a golden era of cancer research

January 31, 2012 by Ann-Marie Waters · Leave a Comment
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Cancer sufferers test drugs fresh from the laboratory in the hope of saving their own life and advancing knowledge of the disease

Asbestos Fibre Shape and Their Role in Mesothelioma

January 17, 2010 by Ann-Marie Waters · 3 Comments
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  Biological toxicity relates to the shape of asbestos fibres. The mesothelial cell appears to be a predominant target of the asbestos fibre – consequently leading to the disease ‘mesothelioma’. Understanding how the shape, chemical composition, and surface structure interact to result in a harmful biological agent is paramount to the study of prospective harmful [...]