Carbon nanotubes, the poster child of the burgeoning nanotechnology industry, could trigger diseases similar to those caused by asbestos, a study suggests.Specific lengths of the tiny fibres were found to cause "asbestos-like" inflammation and lesions in mice.
Use of asbestos triggered a pandemic of lung disease in the 20th Century.
There are high hopes for the tiny carbon molecules, which have remarkable properties that could be used for advanced electronics and materials.
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