Researchers reveal a novel and widespread pathway for selenium insertion that involves two unusual selenium-carbon forming enzymes. The authors named them selenosugar synthase (SenB) and selenoneine ...

Modified natural zeolites (MNZ) are widely used in pollutant removal, but how to address these MNZ that have adsorbed pollutants must be considered. Selenium is an essential trace element for ...

DETECTION of selenium by neutron irradiation and gamma scintillation spectrometry has been attempted. It is known that, when natural selenium is irradiated with neutrons, selenium-75 (121 days), ...

Crib-biting in horses – a distressing compulsive disorder – might be related to a lack of trace element selenium in their diets, according to new research. For a new study in the Journal of Animal ...

As of January 2016, new Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELG) regulations for the Steam Electric Power Category (40 CFR 423) are in effect, setting strict limits on wastewater discharges from power ...

Selenium is a mineral that is essential for fighting infections, thyroid function, hormone metabolism, and cellular health.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Taking too much selenium, an essential mineral touted for immune boosting and anti-cancer benefits, could increase cholesterol levels by 10 percent and, as a result, raise ...

Researchers have gained new insight into an ongoing environmental health problem. Selenium contamination of freshwater ecosystems is an ongoing environmental health problem around the world. A ...

The Seyedsayamdost Lab has discovered a biosynthetic pathway that incorporates selenium into microbial small molecules, marking the first time such atoms have been uncovered in natural products, and ...