Duke University

The mining of heavy metals accounts for about 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Moreover, exposure to elevated levels of metals like lead, mercury, and cadmium is estimated to cause over 1...

Lichens, symbioses between fungi and algae, survive levels of desiccation lethal to most organisms. We recently discovered that seemingly unnecessary extra DNA segments ("introns") present in th...

A state of emergency has been declared in Madre de Dios, Peru due to high levels of mercury (Hg) exposure as a result of gold mining in the region. Hg toxicity has a plethora of devastating neur...