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The first blue pigment discovered in 200 years is now commercially available

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Re: The first blue pigment discovered in 200 years is now commercially available

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Organic chemistry should probably be made mandatory as part of high school science education like physics. Parent looks like Exhibit A for anti-thiomersal hysteria.

It is not? I had at least 2 years of organic chemistry at high school (Czechia).

In the US, high school includes very basic chemistry lumped into general science topics. Pretty much all organic chemistry I've learned has been from Khan academy and wikipedia...

Re: The first blue pigment discovered in 200 years is now commercially available

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Mercury amalgam (silver, tin, zinc, copper, etc) fillings.

There is a strong correlation between incidence of mercury amalgam and alzheimer's. Obviously correlation is not causation, but I'd still be wary of putting mercury in my body...

Gonna need to see a source on that one. I've never seen it and I follow biology news quite a lot.

Re: The first blue pigment discovered in 200 years is now commercially available

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I don't think that is a very good example. A better example would be is there a safe compound with lead or arsenic or mercury (known toxic elements) you would want to take into your body?

Organic chemistry should probably be made mandatory as part of high school science education like physics. Parent looks like Exhibit A for anti-thiomersal hysteria.

I've actually worked for decades in science and the last ten in a chemistry department as a scientist looking for new cancer drugs. Don't assume things. I'm not that afraid of thiomersal since it is given so rarely. That doesn't mean I would love to be around a new pigment made from mercury...

Re: The first blue pigment discovered in 200 years is now commercially available

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I'm not deep in a hole "living in fear," I just got the resin and don't have to think about it anymore.

The resin fillings don’t last nearly as long. You’ll need a replacement down the road. I’m going on 40 years or so with my mercury filling.

According to my dentist, the resin fillings are good for about 10 years. This matches with my experience of them falling out after about that long...
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