Researchers at Ohio State University are performing a study that examines the connection between asbestos fibers and human cells. This research aims to discover a means of stopping the progress of asbestos related diseases in hopes of preventing diseases such as mesothelioma.

The study uses a breakthrough process of atomic force microscopy so asbestos fibers can be tested at close hand together with its reaction to human cells that have specific receptor proteins. This process will hopefully shed a more clear conclusion about the inflammation caused by exposure to asbestos fibers which brings about mesothelioma and other forms of lung cancer. Crocidolite, which is considered the most hazardous type of asbestos is what researchers are primarily after in this study. They will go further into studying other kinds of asbestos.

Source: University Studies Molecular Relationship of Asbestos and Human Cells

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