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Re: Science News article "Uranium, the newest 'hormone'"

At 06:48 AM 11/22/2004, Falo, Gerald A Dr KADIX wrote:

>"Uranium, the newest 'hormone'" 

>http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20041113/note14.asp

>"Animal experiments indicate that waterborne uranium can mimic the 

>activity of estrogen, a female sex hormone..."

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I believe that it defies logic to suggest that traces of a relatively 

inactive metal (U) in the body can behave like a specialized protein 

(estrogen).



Otto



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