Posted on 10/12/2014 4:08:24 AM PDT by Enlightened1
What defense do we have against Ebola, one of the world’s deadliest disease? Light-zapping robots, that’s what.
The robot kills viruses and bacteria uses ultraviolet light to destroying a virus’s or bacteria’s DNA.
I know what you’re thinking — UV light is all around us. And you’d be right. The sun’s rays are made up of three different kind of ultraviolet light. The first two, UV-A and UV-B, shine onto the planet and are responsible for making people tan as well as giving other sunburns and even skin cancers.
But the ozone layer surrounding Earth blocks UV-C. Because this light doesn’t exist in the natural world below the ozone layer, organisms have not evolved genetic mechanisms to deal with it. That’s where Xenex comes in. The robot pulses UV-C light for five minutes in a given location, such as a patient’s hospital room. When the light encounters bacteria or viruses, it damages their DNA, essentially disabling the pathogen and killing it.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.discovery.com ...
There is some good news. A vaccine is on the horizon.
First UK volunteer gets experimental GSK Ebola shot in trial (100% Successful in primate trial)
Phase 2 human trials begin this week in West Africa with front-line medical personnel.
Oh excuse me... I thought it was “snake oil”??? LOL!
Now THAT..., was “Pathetically Hilarious”.
LOL! Never seen that before! Most excellent 8 minutes of Dr. Who ever!
I heard they didn’t even use a recorded voice for that on the show.
For some years there have been air conditioner UV lights to sterilize air before it was recirculated. They are sold online.
Send in the Robots with a little cesium, and irradiate the hospitals.
Saaay, didn’t they have something like that in
The Andromeda Strain???
Any way the UV light isn’t going to go every where is it?
Maybe they could just use UV lighting in the rooms 24/7...
LOL!
“The Andromeda Strain” was a great movie!
I watched it again about a year ago and still like it.
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