Jef Akst | Nov 4, 2009 | 4 min read
Nanoparticles can damage DNA even in cells that are not directly exposed to them, according to an in vitro study published online today (November 5) in Nature Nanotechnology -- raising further questions about the safety of nanomaterials used in clinical therapies. Image: Wikimedia commons, Jerome Walker, Dennis Myts"DNA damage due to nanoparticles has been described for many types of nanoparticles, but that's done in a primary or direct sense," said linkurl:Andre Nel,;http://www.cnsi.ucla.edu/i