New Nerve Agent Cleansing Method Created

[Jedburgh]

UPI, 15 Apr 08: New Nerve Agent Cleansing Method Created (http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/04/15/new_nerve_agent_cleansing_method_created/)

Two Canadian scientists (http://www.cepheid.org/~niklas/bobanddoug.com/pics/24_anniversary_cover.jpg) say they've developed a technology that rapidly and safely destroys the types of toxic agents used in chemical weapons and pesticides.

Queens University (http://www.goldengaels.com/interuniversity/m-hockey-07-web.pdf) Professor Stan Brown and researcher Alexei Neverov said recent independent testing showed their non-corrosive, alcohol-based (http://www.molsoncanadian.ca/) methodologies were more than 99 percent effective when used on the deadly nerve agents Tabun, Soman and VX.....

[SteveMetz]

I don't know why, but this reminded me of something I heard on NPR yesterday (that's National Public Radio, for you furiners). They were discussing the case before the Supreme Court about the legality of the three part lethal injection used for executions. Someone was advocating shifting to a one part barbituate overdose which is what is used to euthanize animals. But someone opposed to that idea argued, among other things, that it "had not been tested on human subjects." Well DUH!!! Even a really, really dumb undergraduate is unlikely to sign up for THAT experiment.

[marct]

But someone opposed to that idea argued, among other things, that it "had not been tested on human subjects." Well DUH!!! Even a really, really dumb undergraduate is unlikely to sign up for THAT experiment.

Well, I'm certain that someone who truly believes in the barbarity of the practice can be found to test it - just for the joy of being proven right. Maybe they could recruit someone here (http://www.peta.org/) :cool:.

[Old Eagle]

Hmmm. Makes you wonder about the other 1%.

[Tom Odom]

I don't know why, but this reminded me of something I heard on NPR yesterday (that's National Public Radio, for you furiners). They were discussing the case before the Supreme Court about the legality of the three part lethal injection used for executions. Someone was advocating shifting to a one part barbituate overdose which is what is used to euthanize animals. But someone opposed to that idea argued, among other things, that it "had not been tested on human subjects." Well DUH!!! Even a really, really dumb undergraduate is unlikely to sign up for THAT experiment.

What me worry? :D

[selil]

Well DUH!!! Even a really, really dumb undergraduate is unlikely to sign up for THAT experiment.


Depends... How much does it pay? I might have some volunteers... Time to go put some more chlorine in the academic gene pool.

[Van]

Being a graduate of an acceptable institute of higher learning that just happened to be co-located with the Johnson & Johnson corporrate headquarters...

Steve- there's nothing a hungry or beer-deprived undergraduate won't sign up to test.

On the other hand, if this stuff proves to be viable, it is a heck of an improvement over the existing decon agents. Super Topical Bleach (STB) is almost as scary as the stuff it is supposed to decontaminate.