Arsenic is a trace element that lies just below phosphorus – which is essential for all living organisms – in the periodic table. This close chemical relationship means that cells are not always able ...

Prof. Ravindra Fernando discusses the dangers of this toxic substance with Kumudini Hettiarachchi In the eye of the storm in recent months, has been arsenic, the chemical element which is described as ...

Arsenic is a trace element that lies just below phosphorus—which is essential for all living organisms—in the periodic table. This close chemical relationship means that cells are not always ...

This close chemical relationship means that cells are not always able to tell the two elements apart. "The toxicity of arsenic is based on this risk of confusion," says Lenny Winkel, Professor at ...