Karen Wetterhahn
On August 14, 1996, Wetterhahn, a specialist in toxic metal exposure, was studying the way mercury ions interact with DNA repair proteins, and she was investigating the toxic properties of another highly toxic heavy metal, cadmium. Ela estava usando dimetilmercúrio, na época a referência interna padrão para medições de ressonância magnética nuclear (NMR) de 199Hg. […]