Road workers are being subjected to a huge cocktail of lethal poisons, but do you ever see them using face masks?» (politics.co.uk)
Jacob's team has transplanted the back - up or «alternative» respiratory machinery from the mitochondria of lower organisms to human cells, showing that it can protect against pathological stresses, and even lethal poisons like cyanide, that target the mitochondria. (sciencedaily.com)
«They seem to be able to tolerate high concentrations of metals, and exposure to the metal drives the worms» evolution,» says Mark Hodson, a soil scientist at the University of Reading in England who unraveled the mechanisms that enable these worms to stomach normally lethal poisons. (discovermagazine.com)