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Science 28 July 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5786, p. 431
DOI: 10.1126/science.313.5786.431
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NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASE:
From Cycad Flour, a New Suspect Emerges

Greg Miller

One theory behind the strange neurological disorder on Guam holds that fruit bats concentrate a compound called BMAA in cycad seeds and deliver a whopping dose to anyone who eats the animals (see main text). Now, researchers have fingered a different suspect compound in cycad seeds, one that the native Chamorros of Guam ingest directly. (Read more.)

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