tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post6283925829691048453..comments2024-03-27T14:50:47.345-04:00Comments on <center>Sandwalk</center>: Ethidium Bromide Is a Dangerous ChemicalLarry Moranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05756598746605455848noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-42789874264594162122007-08-10T20:35:00.000-04:002007-08-10T20:35:00.000-04:00That reminds me a little of the deluge of advice r...That reminds me a little of the deluge of advice re: what is bad for pregnant mothers. Don't drink any caffeine, unpasteurized milk (or sometimes any dairy at all), cheese, fish (it's great for you, but don't eat it 'cos it's got mercury)<BR/><BR/>You can tell people to avoid anything, and if they avoid it, well, they won't come to harm, but you can say that about <I>anything</I> even if it's not true.<BR/><BR/>Anyone up for telling pregnant moms that samosas, peanut butter, vegetables that have any color to them or chocolate is bad for them? :)<BR/><BR/>It's true that we've used many substances in past that turned out to be harmful, like CCl4, and nature's full of poisonous crud, but it's amazing how far past their due date bad-for-you legends persist :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-85037874759303823762007-08-10T18:19:00.000-04:002007-08-10T18:19:00.000-04:00Oops, I just went back and read my EthBr post (wri...Oops, I just went back and read my EthBr post (written last October), and now want to retract my previous comment!Rosie Redfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807912674127645263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-35169504948312576162007-08-10T18:16:00.000-04:002007-08-10T18:16:00.000-04:00I don't think ethidium is still used to treat tryp...I don't think ethidium is still used to treat trypanosomiasis in cattle, and I'm not sure it was ever used to treat it in people. However that's not due to toxicity problems but because it isn't sufficiently effective.<BR/><BR/>Love the comparison to plutonium...Rosie Redfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807912674127645263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-43686554920130042092007-08-10T15:04:00.000-04:002007-08-10T15:04:00.000-04:00WHAT? In all labs where I have been they treat the...WHAT? In all labs where I have been they treat the stuff like it's freakin plutonium hahahaA. Vargashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04876504431768677209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37148773.post-61997341631527314152007-08-10T14:01:00.000-04:002007-08-10T14:01:00.000-04:00That's fascinating. Wish I'd known that back when ...That's fascinating. Wish I'd known that back when I still actually used the stuff. I'm amazed that so many of us swallowed a baseless urban legend all these years.Steve LaBonnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05315820864846104986noreply@blogger.com