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Australian researchers have discovered how BMAA, a neurotoxin from blue-green algae, can cause damage in the central nervous system.
"BMAA mimics an amino acid that our bodies naturally use to make proteins called L-Serine. Mistaking the toxin for the amino acid, the body incorporates it into human proteins, rendering them harmful."
theconversation.com/toxic-load-blue-green-algaes-role-in-motor-neuron-disease-16041
Research article:
plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi/10.1371/journal.pone.0075376
Australian researchers have discovered how BMAA, a neurotoxin from blue-green algae, can cause damage in the central nervous system.
"BMAA mimics an amino acid that our bodies naturally use to make proteins called L-Serine. Mistaking the toxin for the amino acid, the body incorporates it into human proteins, rendering them harmful."
theconversation.com/toxic-load-blue-green-algaes-role-in-motor-neuron-disease-16041
Research article:
plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi/10.1371/journal.pone.0075376
