1st International Deuterium Depletion Symposium

Dr. Gábor Somlyai speaks about "Naturally occurring Deuterium is essential for the normal growth rate of cells" About the lecture: 1) G. Somlyai, 2) G. Jancsó, 2) Gy. Jákli, 3) M. Molnár, 4) G. Laskay, 5) L.Z. Fehér, 6) L.G. Puskás 1) HYD LLC. for Cancer Research and Drug Development, Budapest, Hungary, 2) KFKI Atomic Energy Research Institute, Budapest, Hungary, 3) Semmelweis University Medical School, Budapest, Hungary, 4) University of Szeged, Department of Plant Biology, Szeged, Hungary, 5) Avidin Ltd, Szeged, Hungary, 6) Biological Research Center of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Szeged, Hungary. The role of naturally occurring D in living organisms has been examined by using deuterium-depleted water (DDW) (30-100 ppm) instead of water containing the natural abundance of D (150 ppm). DDW significantly decreased the growth rate of L929 fibroblast, HT-29 colon, A4, MDA and MCF-7 breast, PC-3 prostate, M19 melanoma cell lines. The inhib