A new probiotic could soon tackle the burden of heavy-metal-contaminated fish.

Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and UCLA announced the creation of an engineered ...

Scientists have engineered a gut microbe that can detoxify methylmercury, reducing the amount that passes into the brain and ...

Key takeawaysUCLA and UCSD scientists inserted DNA-encoding methylmercury detoxification enzymes into the genome of an ...

Key takeaways· UCLA and UCSD scientists inserted DNA-encoding methylmercury detoxification enzymes into the genome of an abundant human gut bacterium ...

Tuna is awash in helpful nutrients like iron and omega-3 fatty acids—not to mention delicious in sushi, salads, and ...

Developing foetuses are the most vulnerable, as mercury readily crosses the placental barrier, with research indicating that ...

Awareness surrounding mercury pollution and its effects on both wildlife and humans is spreading. Recent studies suggest ...

A year ago, the long-time anti-vaccine advocate and current US health secretary famously told The New York Times that a parasitic worm "got into my brain and ate a portion of it and then died." The ...

Chiang Rai - The Provincial Fisheries Office and an independent researcher have advised caution over mercury content in fish ...

ROUEN, FRANCE—According to a Phys.org report, new analysis of the remains of a child who mysteriously died in mid-nineteenth century France revealed that he suffered from mercury poisoning.