X-Message-Number: 19275 From: "John de Rivaz" <> Subject: anti-radiation drugs Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10:05:27 +0100 From InfoBeat: Scientists are working to develop drugs that may protect people against radiation poisoning, hoping to partially defuse the fear factor that makes radioactive "dirty bombs" such a potent terrorist weapon. The disclosure of an anti-radiation compound under development at the University of Chicago comes on the heels of other recent scientific advances designed to defang biological and radiological terrorist weapons. <<< I wonder whether such drugs also have anti-ageing properties, as radiation damage and ageing have some points in common. Or maybe the "scientists" referred to are just trying to convince the authorities of the properties of existing anti-oxidants that most life extenders and cryonicists have known about since the 1980s. -- Sincerely, John de Rivaz: http://www.deRivaz.com : http://www.AlecHarleyReeves.com http://www.longevity-report.com : http://www.autopsychoice.com : http://www.cryonics-europe.org http://www.porthtowan.com Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=19275