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- From: carl@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU (Carl J Lydick)
- Newsgroups: sci.skeptic
- Subject: Re: homeopaty... NBC's dateline
- Date: 27 Dec 1992 12:04:09 GMT
- Organization: HST Wide Field/Planetary Camera
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- References: <1992Dec8.200023.28457@walter.bellcore.com> <6657@tuegate.tue.nl> <1992Dec10.172102.6968@donner.SanDiego.NCR.COM> <1992Dec16.004108.6953@sci.ccny.cuny.edu> <1649@tdat.teradata.COM>,<1992Dec22.223557.6777@panix.com>
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- In article <1992Dec22.223557.6777@panix.com>, carlf@panix.com (Carl Fink) writes:
- > It's my understanding that increased cyanide tolerance, rather
- >than being an immune response, is the result of increased production
- >of (liver?) enzymes which detoxify heavy metals, stimulated by the
- >earlier doses. This of course does not in any way support the
- >ludicrous homeopathic therapy model.
-
- Interesting theory, except for one small detail: The cyanide radical (CN)
- doesn't contain any heavy metals. In particular, hydrogen cyanide (HCN) which
- is used in gas chambers, contains only one metal: hydrogen. And I'f
- hydrogen's considered to be a heavy metal, then I claim the adjective "heavy"
- is redundant.
-
- Now, of course if you're talking about arsenic, that's another matter entirely
- :-)
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- Carl J Lydick | INTERnet: CARL@SOL1.GPS.CALTECH.EDU | NSI/HEPnet: SOL1::CARL
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- Disclaimer: Hey, I understand VAXen and VMS. That's what I get paid for. My
- understanding of astronomy is purely at the amateur level (or below). So
- unless what I'm saying is directly related to VAX/VMS, don't hold me or my
- organization responsible for it. If it IS related to VAX/VMS, you can try to
- hold me responsible for it, but my organization had nothing to do with it.
-