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    Study reveals how microbes create the most toxic form of mercury

    2024-11-18T14:30:00Z

    Mercury is extraordinarily toxic, but it becomes especially dangerous when transformed into methylmercury – a form so harmful that just a few billionths of a gram can cause severe and lasting neurological damage to a developing fetus. Unfortunately, methylmercury often makes its way into our bodies through seafood – but ...

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    Young scientists spearhead breakthrough COVID-19 research

    2023-11-30T11:15:00Z

    A molecular biophysics study investigates how coronavirus variants of concern attachment strength to human cells influences COVID-19’s spread and transmissibility.