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Toxin: an antigenic poison or venom of plant or animal origin, especially one produced by or derived from microorganisms and causing disease when present at low concentration in the body.
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AUG 13, 2025Microbiology
The gut microbiome is closely linked to many aspects of human health. The microbes there produce their own compounds, ma ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 20, 2025Microbiology
The microbes in the human gut can have a powerful effect on our health and well-being, as many studies have shown in rec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 02, 2025Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer rates are rising in young people, and scientists may have found an explanation..Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 08, 2025Microbiology
There are many different kinds of Escherichia coli bacteria. Some of them ..Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 06, 2025Genetics & Genomics
There is plenty of evidence to show that smoking cigarettes increases the risk of cancer and other health problems, and ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 04, 2025Earth & The Environment
Plastic materials are in widespread use, and this tough stuff sticks around in the environment. When plastic packaging, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 29, 2025Earth & The Environment
When PFAS were developed, companies found a huge number of ways to apply them to different products. But while they have ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 25, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The widespread production and use of plastics began around the 1950s, but the production of plastics has also increased ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate-based herbicides are among the most commonly applied herbicides in the world. Glyphosate takes aim at a plant ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 13, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
The trillions of microbial cells in our gastrointestinal tract have their own genomes and metabolic products, many of wh ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 14, 2024Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJUL 22, 2024Earth & The Environment
In the 1950s, Dupont developed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, which were integrated into a huge array of p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 17, 2024Earth & The Environment
Scientists are trying to learn more about the exact factors that promote the spread of disease, in part because that wil ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 08, 2024Earth & The Environment
New research has suggested that personal vehicles are laden with flame retardants that are suspected carcinogens, and th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 29, 2024Microbiology
Hundreds of thousands of people die every year from antibiotic-resistant infections or from the complications of those i ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 22, 2024Microbiology
The human gut microbiome contains a wide range of organisms, including different bacteria, viruses, and fungi, including ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 18, 2024Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 02, 2024Clinical & Molecular DX
Escherichia coli is a microbe that is a natural resident of the gastrointestinal tract. Some strains of this microbe can ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 01, 2024Earth & The Environment
Radon is a natural gas that is odorless, invisible, and radioactive. It's generated by the breakdown of metals like uran ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 30, 2024Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly ...JAN 10, 2024Genetics & Genomics
Zellweger Spectrum Disorder (ZSD) is a term for a rare group of neurodegenerative disorders that are caused by mutations ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 07, 2024Earth & The Environment
Mercury (Hg) is an extremely toxic element. The use of mercury in industry is being phased out in many places ...Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 02, 2024Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
AUG 13, 2025
Microbiology
The gut microbiome is closely linked to many aspects of human health. The microbes there produce their own compounds, ma
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 20, 2025
Microbiology
The microbes in the human gut can have a powerful effect on our health and well-being, as many studies have shown in rec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 02, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
Colorectal cancer rates are rising in young people, and scientists may have found an explanation..
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 08, 2025
Microbiology
There are many different kinds of Escherichia coli bacteria. Some of them ..
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 06, 2025
Genetics & Genomics
There is plenty of evidence to show that smoking cigarettes increases the risk of cancer and other health problems, and
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 04, 2025
Earth & The Environment
Plastic materials are in widespread use, and this tough stuff sticks around in the environment. When plastic packaging,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 29, 2025
Earth & The Environment
When PFAS were developed, companies found a huge number of ways to apply them to different products. But while they have
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 25, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The widespread production and use of plastics began around the 1950s, but the production of plastics has also increased
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate-based herbicides are among the most commonly applied herbicides in the world. Glyphosate takes aim at a plant
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 13, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
The trillions of microbial cells in our gastrointestinal tract have their own genomes and metabolic products, many of wh
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 14, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been introduced into countless consumer products and materials, and now
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JUL 22, 2024
Earth & The Environment
In the 1950s, Dupont developed per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS, which were integrated into a huge array of p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 17, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Scientists are trying to learn more about the exact factors that promote the spread of disease, in part because that wil
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 08, 2024
Earth & The Environment
New research has suggested that personal vehicles are laden with flame retardants that are suspected carcinogens, and th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 29, 2024
Microbiology
Hundreds of thousands of people die every year from antibiotic-resistant infections or from the complications of those i
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 22, 2024
Microbiology
The human gut microbiome contains a wide range of organisms, including different bacteria, viruses, and fungi, including
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are ubiquitous in our society. Made from petroleum products, this highly durable material has what seems like a
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 18, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Pesticides are frequently used in agriculture, and the term can refer to herbicides, which target weeds; insecticides th
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 02, 2024
Clinical & Molecular DX
Escherichia coli is a microbe that is a natural resident of the gastrointestinal tract. Some strains of this microbe can
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 01, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Radon is a natural gas that is odorless, invisible, and radioactive. It's generated by the breakdown of metals like uran
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 30, 2024
Cell & Molecular Biology
Introduction Clinical medicine aims to develop novel treatments to fight disease and as a result, must constantly
...
JAN 10, 2024
Genetics & Genomics
Zellweger Spectrum Disorder (ZSD) is a term for a rare group of neurodegenerative disorders that are caused by mutations
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 07, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Mercury (Hg) is an extremely toxic element. The use of mercury in industry is being phased out in many places ...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 02, 2024
Earth & The Environment
Plastics are made from fossil fuels, and plastic production is a major contributor to climate change. Plastic is a tough
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch