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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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Recent social media posts raise concerns that taking too much biotin could lead to a false negative on a Covid-19 test. Biotin, or vitamin B7, is found naturally in some foods, yet there are also supplements available marketed for hair, skin and nail growth, which have recently become popular. But according to the FDA, some dietary supplements contain biotin levels up to 650 times the recommended daily amount. "Probably, this requires a really high level of ingesting biotin to be a problem," explained M.G. Finn, Professor and Chair in the School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and James A. Carlos Family Chair for Pediatric Technology. "So a normal multivitamin won't have anywhere near that amount of that supplement in it so you don't have to worry there."
