Nanoparticle exposure can awaken dormant viruses in the lungs — Nano Magazine - Latest Nanotechnology News
| Date | 16th, Jan 2017 |
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| Source | Nano Magazine - Scientific and Educational Websites |
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Nanoparticles from combustion engines can activate viruses that are dormant in in lung tissue cells. This is the result of a study by researchers of Helmholtz Zentrum München, a partner in the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), which has now been published in the journal ‘Particle and Fibre Toxicology’.