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 once it’s in our food and the environment, there’s no easy way to get rid of it. 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 once it’s in our food and the environment, there’s no easy way to get rid of it. Molecular & Computational biology Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Methylmercury: How microbes create the most toxic form of mercury
