by Sam Sokol | May 18, 2020
The free radical theory of aging (FRTA) states that organisms age because cells accumulate free radical damage over time. A free radical is any atom or molecule that has a single unpaired electron in an outer shell. Unpaired electrons cause damage to cells, proteins...
by Len Heflich | Mar 30, 2020
What is Soluble Carbon 60 and is it toxic? Carbon 60 is extremely hydrophobic, meaning it will not dissolve in water. Researchers have been trying for almost 30 years to dissolve C60 molecules in water, without success, until now. Source: ACSPublications...
by Len Heflich | Nov 23, 2019
ENVIRONMENT DIRECTORATEJOINT MEETING OF THE CHEMICALS COMMITTEE ANDTHE WORKING PARTY ON CHEMICALS, PESTICIDES, AND BIOTECHNOLOGY(Fullerenes C60 Summary of the Dossier – French IOMC). Series on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials No. 69 01-Jul-2016...
by Len Heflich | Nov 22, 2019
(Preclinical studies on safety of fullerene upon acute oral administration and evaluation for no mutagenesis).Fullerenes characterized as an antioxidant are believed to reduce various reactive chemical species, such as free radicals, and their characteristic features...
