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Methylmercury: How microbes create the most toxic form of mercury

Phys.org 

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.

Cann draws on roots to counter crowd hostility

BBC News (UK) 

Darren Cann is now the most experienced match official in Premier League history – and has a simple strategy for coping with the verbal abuse that inevitably comes his way.