Bucky Balls Could Double Your Lifespan

Sacred geometry?

JAMIE CONDLIFFE, Editor - Gizmodo

Buckminster fullerene molecules, the naturally occurring spheres made up of 60 carbon atoms, have long been suspected to have biological benefits. Now, a study that set out to establish if they were toxic when administered orally has proven quite the opposite-they almost doubled the lifespan of the rats that they were fed to.

The experiments, which were carried out at the UniversitÃ© Paris Sud, France, set out to assess what adverse reactions might be caused by ingesting Bucky balls orally. To do that, they fed three groups of rats differently. Along with their normal diet, one group was held as a control; a second was fed olive oil; and a third group was fed olive oil doped with a 0.8 mg/ml concentration of Buckminster fullerene.

The results, which appear in Biomaterials, took the researchers by surprise. The control group had a median lifespan of 22 months, and the ...

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Chris H. Apr 23, 2012, 1:11pm UTC

As a chemical engineer with a degree in biological sciences, I took an interest in nanotechnology. In fact, many of my professors have had success with micro reactors, Gr. Goran Jovanovic, PhD.

Although the amazing Dr. Feynman challenged researchers to go the route, Eric Drexler has a great book called Nanotechnology

Clarke M. Apr 23, 2012, 8:47pm UTC

Thanks for references.

Chris H. Apr 23, 2012, 9:12pm UTC

You're welcome!! I should have said "Nanosystems" :)

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