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Mycotoxin
Mycotoxin: a toxic secondary metabolite that is produced by organisms of the fungi kingdom, which have the capability of causing disease and death in both humans and animals. This term is also used for toxic chemical products that are produced by fungi that spread into crops.
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JUN 20, 2025Earth & The Environment
In recent years, scientists have found some success in treating mental health disorders like major depression PTSD with ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A recent review published in Frontiers in Microbiology examined the risk of fungi and other pathogens potentially contam ...Written By: Kerry CharronDEC 16, 2022Microbiology
More land is used to grow wheat than any other crop, a common cereal around the world. Wheat is estimated to provide abo ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 17, 2022Microbiology
Various types of fungi in soils are causing serious lung infections in 48 of 50 US states, and the District of Columbia, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 22, 2022Cannabis Sciences
A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives advises state and federal regulators to assess the health and saf ...Written By: Kerry CharronJUL 21, 2022Clinical & Molecular DX
In our best practices blog, we explore how lateral flow assay design affects test performance. Read on to gain a deeper ...DEC 26, 2021Genetics & Genomics
Candida auris emerged as a pathogen around 2009, and has quickly become a serious problem for clinics and hospitals, whe ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 30, 2019Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 10, 2019Immunology
It’s morel mushroom season in the United States and it promises to be a good one! Plenty of rain and warmth favor ...Written By: Aleishia Harris-ArnoldJUN 25, 2017Microbiology
New work shows how easily toxins made by black mold can move into the air and be inhaled.Written By: Carmen Leitch
JUN 20, 2025
Earth & The Environment
In recent years, scientists have found some success in treating mental health disorders like major depression PTSD with
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A recent review published in Frontiers in Microbiology examined the risk of fungi and other pathogens potentially contam
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
DEC 16, 2022
Microbiology
More land is used to grow wheat than any other crop, a common cereal around the world. Wheat is estimated to provide abo
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 17, 2022
Microbiology
Various types of fungi in soils are causing serious lung infections in 48 of 50 US states, and the District of Columbia,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 22, 2022
Cannabis Sciences
A study published in Environmental Health Perspectives advises state and federal regulators to assess the health and saf
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
JUL 21, 2022
Clinical & Molecular DX
In our best practices blog, we explore how lateral flow assay design affects test performance. Read on to gain a deeper
...
DEC 26, 2021
Genetics & Genomics
Candida auris emerged as a pathogen around 2009, and has quickly become a serious problem for clinics and hospitals, whe
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 30, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
As of 2017, there were 87 countries where malaria was being transmitted by mosquitoes, and it killed around 435,000 peop
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 10, 2019
Immunology
It’s morel mushroom season in the United States and it promises to be a good one! Plenty of rain and warmth favor
...
Written By:
Aleishia Harris-Arnold
JUN 25, 2017
Microbiology
New work shows how easily toxins made by black mold can move into the air and be inhaled.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch