A new detoxification pathway for mercury in penguins (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

A new detoxification pathway for mercury in penguins

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An international team of scientists led by the ESRF, the European Synchrotron, Grenoble, France, has found that emperor penguins detoxify mercury with both sulfur and selenium, a new pathway for a marine predator.

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Yves Cherel

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