Nanoparticles Used in Common Household Items Shown to Cause Genetic Damage (Environmental News Network)

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles, found in everything from cosmetics to sunscreen to toothpaste to paint to vitamins, caused systemic genetic damage in mice, according to a comprehensive study conducted by researchers at UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. The TiO2 nanoparticles induced single- and double-strand DNA breaks and also caused chromosomal damage as well as inflammation …
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This entry was posted on Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 at 4:50 am and is filed under Technology.