Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Your Printer Could Mutate You

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  Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/4Jgo_sw9i2M   The nanoparticle dust released from your laser printer’s ink cartridge can modify your genetic material and trigger cardiovascular, neurologic, and metabolic disorders.  This according to a collasborative Chinese and American study just published in the International Journal of Molecular Sciences.   The tissue and blood changes found in rats after their exposures to toner dust suggest a ticking time bomb.  Humans working in close proximity to a laser printer 5 days a week for as little as 4 years could suffer significant genetic damage.    This study is a wake up call for businesses to properly isolate and ventilate printer stations.  Pregnant women should be particularly careful to avoid exposures.   Nancy Lan Guo, Tuang Yeow Poh, Sandra Pirela, Mariana T. Farcas, Sanjay H. Chotirmall, Wai Kin Tham, Sunil S. Adav, Qing Ye, Yongyue Wei, Sipeng Shen, David C. Christiani, Kee Woei Ng, Treye Thomas, Yong Qian, Philip Demokritou. Integrated Transcriptomics, Metabolomics,