Bluefin tuna detoxify the toxic form of methylmercury (IMAGE)

European Synchrotron Radiation Facility

Bluefin tuna detoxify the toxic form of methylmercury

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Using the ESRF’s intense X-ray beams, the team tracked how mercury is processed inside Atlantic Bluefin tuna.

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Alain Manceau, ESRF/CNRS/ENS Lyon

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