Some phytoplankton can blitz neurotoxin methylmercury - even in the dark

Low-Res_Chlorella vulgaris clr

Source: ORNL/U.S. Dept of Energy

In the search for ways to fight methylmercury in global waterways, scientists have discovered that some forms of phytoplankton are good at degrading the potent neurotoxin - even in the absence of sunlight.

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