The August issue of “Nature” a high end science journal printed an article with the following information. RNA polymerase chain elongation is stopped by mercury chloride. RNA polymerase contain a sulfahydral active center which is inhibited by mercury. This means that copies of RNA will not be created and this will limit the amount of certain proteins and enzymes available during critical times in development and growth. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erOP76_qLWA&feature=related
The dogma of molecular biology entails the transcription of genetic information from DNA onto RNA and the translation of these mRNA messages into proteins and enzymes. It is the function of RNA polymerase, to copy the genetic message to messenger RNA as well as synthesize transfer RNA and ribosomal RNA. The article further expounded that the protein called A2Bp1 produced in nerve cells helps cut and stitch pieces of RNA together to create mRNA molecules that guide production of proteins. In autistic brains 200 plus distinct RNA molecules were stitched together incorrectly. Each of the 200 plus RNA molecules had the potential to be made into a dysfunctional protein in the brain. .
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The US Environmental Protection Agency recently estimated that 1 in 6 women of childbearing age have mercury levels in their blood above the amount considered “safe” for the