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Submission + - lunar dustbusters

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Maggie McKee

on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @06:57PM

Maggie McKee writes: "While hailed as a potential source of oxygen and metals, Moon dust could lodge in astronauts' lungs, possibly causing long-term health effects. Now, NASA is working on a number of ways to reduce the amount of lunar dust astronauts are exposed to — from simple grates on the floor to magnetic wands and giant lint rollers."

Comment Re:Painkillers? (Score 2, Insightful) 772

by silver4 on Wednesday November 22, 2006 @01:13PM (#16952598) Attached to: Drugs Eradicate the Need For Sleep

Eliminating the symptoms while not curing the disease seems like the holy grail of drug companies.
After all, if you a drug solves your problem, you don't need to buy it again.
But, if a drug only temporarily removes the symptoms, you have to keep buying the drug, and the drug company makes major $$$.

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