Category Archives: Biology

Wojcik et al. (2006) Mercury toxicity presenting as chronic fatigue, memory impairment and depression: diagnosis, treatment, susceptibility, and outcomes in a New Zealand general practice setting (1994-2006)

patients diagnosed as having chronic mercury toxicity (CMT), 32.3% had severe fatigue, 88.8% had memory loss, and 27.5% had depression …. Removal of amalgam mercury fillings when combined with appropriate treatment resulted in a significant symptom reduction (p<0.001) to levels reported by healthy subjects …. This research supports a correlation between a genetic inability to eliminate mercury when the APO- E4 allele has been inherited and an increased incidence of common symptoms and signs of chronic mercury toxicity …. In our experience and that of other investigators, most patients have reached middle-age before presenting with CMT

Gibson et al. (2010) Creation of a Bacterial Cell Controlled by a Chemically Synthesized Genome

The only DNA in the cells is the designed synthetic DNA sequence, including “watermark” sequences and other designed gene deletions and polymorphisms, and mutations acquired during the building process. The new cells have expected phenotypic properties and are capable of continuous self-replication.