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Se
Selenium
- Z
- 34
- Mass
- 78.971
- Lifeforce
- Water
- In the body
- brain, thyroid, liver
Roughly fifteen milligrams in the whole body, barely enough to weigh — and without that trace the antioxidant defence never starts: selenium is its cofactor.
Receptive water — receives, completes, draws toward wholeness. Hungers for what makes it whole. Bound, becomes the conductor of life's processes.
Born in supernova explosions — the death of massive stars scattering their innards across the galaxy.
Family portrait — this element's own portrait is not written yet. Mendeleev left gaps; we label ours.
Lab note · In the body ≈15 mg; cofactor of the antioxidant defence.