The fact that Se is embedded in our genetic patrimony has a signifance which, though not yet fully understood, deserves undevided attention. Automtic links could be added here, except that we do not wish to impress our judgment or imagination limitation on anyone. In selecting documents on the Table of Contents do not overlook that articles dealing with animal health and agricultural practices exert a fundamental bearing too. It deserves repetition to state that the role of Selenium in health was observed on animals with such far-ranging benefits as improved fertility and longer life. These being in addition to the eradication of white muscle desease, a degenerative condition of the muscle leading to starvation and death.
Anecdotes often are more tale telling than it appears.
The warning of a recognized medical statistician at a scientific committee determining the protocol of a long-term study on cancer prevention appears most fitting.