Buckminster fullerene molecules almost double the lifespan of rats

Posted by Elgon at 09:51, 19 Apr 2012

http://gizmodo.com/5902703/bucky-balls-c...

"Buckminster fullerene molecules, the naturally occurring spheres made up of 60 carbon atoms, have long been suspected to have biological benefits. Now, a study that set out to establish if they were toxic when administered orally has proven quite the opposite—they almost doubled the lifespan of the rats that they were fed to."

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In the ormus (aka white
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Posted by emlong on 19 Apr 2012 at about 15:23.

In the ormus (aka white powder gold) community there is interest in using the open ended fullerene rods as a "tight spaces" lodging place for the superdeformed platinum group atoms, but we have been unsure about health effects of ingestion. This article is good news.

from the Natural-Thorn-Riders-Dept.
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Posted by Inannawhimsey on 20 Apr 2012 at about 01:42.

and if you listen closely to these buckyballs, you can still hear Him

See video

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All that lives is holy, life delights in life.

--William Blake