researchers have identified an unexpected major player in methylmercury poisoning—a molecule called S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM). The results, published in the Proceedings of the National ...
Scientists discovered that SAM plays a critical role in the production of methylmercury, a highly toxic compound that ...
Now, researchers have revealed new details of how microbes produce methylmercury, potentially informing remediation ...
Mercury is an exceptionally toxic element, but its danger escalates significantly when it is converted into methylmercury – a ...
Scientists at the University of Michigan, with assistance from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), have marked progress in ...
The S-adenosylmethionine molecule was confirmed as essential to the microbial conversion of inorganic mercury into toxic ...
Now, leveraging high-energy X-rays at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) at the U.S. Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, researchers have identified an ...
Researchers identify a key molecule in the conversion of mercury to toxic methylmercury, aiding in pollution prevention ...