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Toxin
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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OCT 13, 2017Immunology
An “explosive” form of cell death, called pyroptosis, is part of the normal immune response to the toxins re ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 13, 2017Videos
The liver performs many vital metabolic functions for our bodies. It regulates the levels of sugar, fat, and protein tha ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 12, 2017Videos
Investigators have found that scorpions can tweak their venom to fit the need, and their work may help develop better an ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 04, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Hurricane Harvey may have already come and gone, but its destruction is still ever-present. The latest victim of this di ...SEP 24, 2017Microbiology
The group A Streptococcus pathogen can cause a range of illnesses, from a relatively minor case of strep throat to a fle ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 17, 2017Earth & The Environment
If you were to be walking along the shore of one of the islands in the Bering Sea within the last several weeks, you wou ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 07, 2017Microbiology
Our innate immune system has a lot of ways to deal with invading pathogens - macrophages gobble up bacteria, for one. Bu ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 05, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to seek a list of some of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not t ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 04, 2017Earth & The Environment
The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey has been perhaps even scarier for residents than the flooding itself: petrochemical pl ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAUG 28, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
To help Parkinson’s patients who suffer from uncontrollable tremors, London scientists have developed a device tha ...AUG 23, 2017Immunology
A bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus is arguably one of the world’s most dangerous superbugs. It made The Worl ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 16, 2017Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUL 29, 2017Clinical & Molecular DX
Next time you decide to continually push through the pain during your workouts, think twice. A man was recently hospital ...JUL 21, 2017Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Exeter published an impassioned defense of the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis, ref ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUL 09, 2017Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from ...Written By: Kara MarkerJUL 08, 2017Videos
Called "mad honey," for the psychotropic effects that are a result of the toxins in the rhododendron trees that cover th ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 25, 2017Microbiology
New work shows how easily toxins made by black mold can move into the air and be inhaled.Written By: Carmen LeitchJUN 14, 2017Microbiology
An international team of researchers engineered a fungus to kill mosquitoes. Mosquitoes spread serious human dise ...Written By: Kerry EvansJUN 13, 2017Plants & Animals
If you were to visit certain parts of Texas right now, the coastline would be teeming with dead, floating fish. Image Cr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJUN 04, 2017Microbiology
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 31, 2017Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e ...Written By: Invisiverse PuccioMAY 31, 2017Earth & The Environment
Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that can cause neurological disorders and harm brain development. The toxic pesticide was ba ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 20, 2017Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 18, 2017Plants & Animals
Rattlesnakes are known to be dangerous animals; ask just about anyone on the street if they would confront or even get c ...Written By: Anthony Bouchard
OCT 13, 2017
Immunology
An “explosive” form of cell death, called pyroptosis, is part of the normal immune response to the toxins re
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 13, 2017
Videos
The liver performs many vital metabolic functions for our bodies. It regulates the levels of sugar, fat, and protein tha
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 12, 2017
Videos
Investigators have found that scorpions can tweak their venom to fit the need, and their work may help develop better an
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 04, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Hurricane Harvey may have already come and gone, but its destruction is still ever-present. The latest victim of this di
...
SEP 24, 2017
Microbiology
The group A Streptococcus pathogen can cause a range of illnesses, from a relatively minor case of strep throat to a fle
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 17, 2017
Earth & The Environment
If you were to be walking along the shore of one of the islands in the Bering Sea within the last several weeks, you wou
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 07, 2017
Microbiology
Our innate immune system has a lot of ways to deal with invading pathogens - macrophages gobble up bacteria, for one. Bu
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 05, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to seek a list of some of the world’s most poisonous animal species, you’d be hard-pressed not t
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 04, 2017
Earth & The Environment
The aftermath of Hurricane Harvey has been perhaps even scarier for residents than the flooding itself: petrochemical pl
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
AUG 28, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
To help Parkinson’s patients who suffer from uncontrollable tremors, London scientists have developed a device tha
...
AUG 23, 2017
Immunology
A bacterium called Staphylococcus aureus is arguably one of the world’s most dangerous superbugs. It made The Worl
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 16, 2017
Earth & The Environment
A new study from a team of scientists at the University of Washington suggests that adding a probiotic to poplar trees c
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUL 29, 2017
Clinical & Molecular DX
Next time you decide to continually push through the pain during your workouts, think twice. A man was recently hospital
...
JUL 21, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Exeter published an impassioned defense of the biopesticide Bacillus thuringiensis, ref
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUL 09, 2017
Immunology
The number of children with allergies seems to grow every year, but children growing up on a farm seem to be exempt from
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JUL 08, 2017
Videos
Called "mad honey," for the psychotropic effects that are a result of the toxins in the rhododendron trees that cover th
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
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
JUN 14, 2017
Microbiology
An international team of researchers engineered a fungus to kill mosquitoes. Mosquitoes spread serious human dise
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JUN 13, 2017
Plants & Animals
If you were to visit certain parts of Texas right now, the coastline would be teeming with dead, floating fish. Image Cr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JUN 04, 2017
Microbiology
p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 11.0px Helvetica; color: #000000; -webkit-text-stroke: #000000} p.p2 {margi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 31, 2017
Immunology
Drug-resistant bacteria have made curing some infections challenging, if not nearly impossible. By 2050, it's e
...
Written By:
Invisiverse Puccio
MAY 31, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Chlorpyrifos is a pesticide that can cause neurological disorders and harm brain development. The toxic pesticide was ba
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 20, 2017
Microbiology
Inflammatory bowel diseases - Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis - are caused by an inappropriate intestinal i
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 18, 2017
Plants & Animals
Rattlesnakes are known to be dangerous animals; ask just about anyone on the street if they would confront or even get c
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard