Potassium cell study

["Jacobus, John (OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov>]

I have this story several times from people whom I trust.  However, is their

any real "credible" information on this, or is an urban legend?  If you

think this is part of the government conspiracy, please do not bother

replying.



-- John 



-----Original Message-----

From: Muckerheide [mailto:muckerheide@attbi.com]

Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 11:48 PM

To: Norman Cohen; radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu

Subject: Re: 3 items of interest

. . . "at the lab [Oak Ridge] in 1958 cells were studied with

potassium from which the radioactive radionuclide had been removed [in the

calutrons, machines used to centrifuge elements for isotopic separation] the

cells looked ok but didn't function, . . ."

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