Scientists from Australia have successfully bioengineered genetically modified fruit flies and zebrafish capable of absorbing ...

Methylmercury (MeHg) is a potent neurotoxin that penetrates the blood-brain barrier and damages the central nervous system.

Fears of mercury in seafood, according to Kaneko, began in Minamata, Japan, in the 1950s, when high mercury levels in ...

Mercury is a powerful neurotoxin, particularly dangerous to pregnant women and young children. Methylmercury is significantly ...

Your two-year-old is crying. Her forehead is hot and you fear she’s running a fever. You rush to get a thermometer. You grab one, but in your haste, you drop it. It breaks, ...

Mercury is odorless and invisible to humans. Once inside the body, however, it can act as a neurotoxin and interfere with the brain and nervous system. Exposure to mercury can be especially ...

Ninety percent of the atmospheric mercury that falls into Minnesota lakes and streams and makes our fish unsafe to eat comes from outside of the state.  There may not be much we can do about that, ...