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Similar metal in the human body one, Vitamin B12 has cobalt in it. Absolutely wild. I guess that's not really commonly known but it's still worth mentioning
Sorry, why is that wild? Is it cause itβs a metal? Ty
Cobalt is toxic
Everything is toxic in sufficient amounts. Even water.
Cobalt is very toxic. Far worse than lead. But yet bound up in this one molecule, that looks like this:
it becomes biologically necessary for all animals. How does it get there? Is all the vitamin B12 made already and it stays in circulation, or is there some plant that selectively fetches cobalt from the ground and builds this thing that keeps us all alive?