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Bovary as she dies—every Frenchman knew what arsenic poisoning accumulating bacteria “are widespread in the
looked like. It seems that scientists, vets and physicians were so dazzled polluted soils and are valuable candidates for
by the new germ theory that bioremediation of arsenic contami-
they could not connect poison nated ecosystems.” Nature always has
with disease. a solution, and in the case of arsenic,
Pasteur died in 1895 and the solution is certain ubiquitous
immediately took his place as soil bacteria. We need to entertain
the premier saint of medicine. the possibility that the “hostile”
The press featured engravings anthrax bacteria, first isolated by
that reeked of old lace, showing Robert Koch, are actually a helpful
him as the object of adulation, remediation organism that appears on
his flasks and beakers placed the scene (or in the body) whenever
on an altar, a grateful admirer an animal or human encounters the
kneeling before them. Science poison called arsenic.
had become the new religion.
A modern description calls
Pasteur “the man who saved Sally Fallon Morell is the author of
billions of lives.” the best-selling cookbook Nourishing
But Pasteur did not radiate Traditions and founding president of
the satisfaction of having saved the Weston A. Price Foundation. Her
lives. He spent his last years latest book with coauthor Thomas
enfeebled and sad-looking, his Cowan, MD, is The Contagion Myth:
faults etched as deep lines of Why Viruses (including “Corona-
stress and worry around his virus”) Are Not the Cause of Dis-
ease. Visit Sally's blog at nourishing
eyes.
traditions.com.
NEW ANTHRAX SCARE REFERENCES
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NATURE’S SOLUTION
One last thought: Scientists have found that certain bacteria can
“bioremediate” arsenic in the soil. These arsenic-resistant or arsenic-
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