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Phosphorus: Glowing, Flammable, and Essential to Our Cells
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Phosphorus: Glowing, Flammable, and Essential to Our Cells

BY ABBEY BIGLER Of the 118 known elements, scientists believe that 25 are essential for human biology. Four of these (hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon) make up a whopping 96 percent of our bodies. The other 21 elements, though needed in smaller quantities, perform fascinating and vital functions. Phosphorus is one such element. It has...

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New test identifies poisonous mushrooms

US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE – AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE ALBANY, CALIFORNIA, February 19, 2020–A simple, portable test that can detect the deadliest of the mushroom poisons in minutes has been developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their colleagues. Eating toxic mushrooms causes more than 100 deaths a year, globally, and leaves thousands of people...