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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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NOV 30, 2016Immunology
For rhesus monkeys (and probably humans, too), popularity counts. A new study from Duke University shows that social sta ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 15, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and MIT are taking a novel approach to preventing and treating bact ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 13, 2016Plants & Animals
For the most part, any snake bite is a cause for worry because many people simply don’t know what they’re de ...Written By: Anthony BouchardNOV 11, 2016Microbiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the bacterium Francisella tularensis is highly infectious, and can s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 04, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare medical case, doctors determined that a man’s sudden onset of acute hepatitis – inflammation of th ...NOV 03, 2016Videos
Botox, the famous muscle-paralyzing cosmetic treatment for wrinkles, is also an approved treatment for chronic migraine ...NOV 02, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Although snakes are limbless creatures with limited mobility, they have evolved to produce highly toxic venoms that can ...OCT 25, 2016Cardiology
Studying the contractile forces of the human heart just got monumentally easier with the newest technology: 3D-printed h ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 23, 2016Microbiology
Recurrent infections can be a serious problem for many patients. They can be longer lasting and more serious than a typi ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 21, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics - the study of how genetic modifications, instead of the genetic code itself, affects the expression of gene ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 19, 2016Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control ZikaWritten By: Jennifer EllisOCT 18, 2016Videos
So what's the difference between venom and poison? Turns out that the distinction is purely in the method of delivery; p ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 18, 2016Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 18, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Around the country, people who feel that telltale sign of sluggishness are opting for a quick fix at the clinic. The pro ...OCT 17, 2016Videos
For as long as humankind have sought for cures, we were bound to stumble upon some poisons along the way, accidentally a ...OCT 14, 2016Microbiology
Viruses and spider toxin? Sounds like a superhero’s origin story. Not quite. Researchers from Vanderbilt Universit ...Written By: Kerry EvansOCT 12, 2016Immunology
The key ingredient in the recipe that make staphylococcus and streptococcus infections so dangerous? Superantigen toxins ...Written By: Kara MarkerOCT 06, 2016Videos
Petcoke in Chicago, asthma in Detroit, untreated sewage in Baton Rouge, cancer in the suburbs of Buffalo. From this docu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanOCT 01, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found a critical link between all types of Parkinson’s ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 28, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
About three to six percent of the population is fervently afraid of spiders. Just the thought of the hairy eight-legged ...SEP 27, 2016Cell & Molecular Biology
An alternative oxidase enzyme from a sea squirt that acts on the mitochondria can work as a fail safe. As such, it can p ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2016Videos
Foodborne illness is very common, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that every year one in ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 27, 2016Microbiology
Anthrax is commonly found in soil and can be ingested by animals. It is relatively rare for it to affect people but when ...Written By: Carmen LeitchSEP 23, 2016Microbiology
Albufera Lake in Valencia, Spain is a lagoon that set the stage for a recent study analyzing the ability of moths to tol ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
NOV 30, 2016
Immunology
For rhesus monkeys (and probably humans, too), popularity counts. A new study from Duke University shows that social sta
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 15, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and MIT are taking a novel approach to preventing and treating bact
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 13, 2016
Plants & Animals
For the most part, any snake bite is a cause for worry because many people simply don’t know what they’re de
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
NOV 11, 2016
Microbiology
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the bacterium Francisella tularensis is highly infectious, and can s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 04, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In a rare medical case, doctors determined that a man’s sudden onset of acute hepatitis – inflammation of th
...
NOV 03, 2016
Videos
Botox, the famous muscle-paralyzing cosmetic treatment for wrinkles, is also an approved treatment for chronic migraine
...
NOV 02, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Although snakes are limbless creatures with limited mobility, they have evolved to produce highly toxic venoms that can
...
OCT 25, 2016
Cardiology
Studying the contractile forces of the human heart just got monumentally easier with the newest technology: 3D-printed h
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 23, 2016
Microbiology
Recurrent infections can be a serious problem for many patients. They can be longer lasting and more serious than a typi
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 21, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Epigenetics - the study of how genetic modifications, instead of the genetic code itself, affects the expression of gene
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Crystallography Solves Unknown Structure of Novel Mosquito Toxin That Can Help Control Zika
Written By:
Jennifer Ellis
OCT 18, 2016
Videos
So what's the difference between venom and poison? Turns out that the distinction is purely in the method of delivery; p
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 18, 2016
Microbiology
Ever heard that babies aren’t supposed to eat honey? What’s the deal? Honey is great! Yes, honey is great, b
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 18, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Around the country, people who feel that telltale sign of sluggishness are opting for a quick fix at the clinic. The pro
...
OCT 17, 2016
Videos
For as long as humankind have sought for cures, we were bound to stumble upon some poisons along the way, accidentally a
...
OCT 14, 2016
Microbiology
Viruses and spider toxin? Sounds like a superhero’s origin story. Not quite. Researchers from Vanderbilt Universit
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
OCT 12, 2016
Immunology
The key ingredient in the recipe that make staphylococcus and streptococcus infections so dangerous? Superantigen toxins
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 06, 2016
Videos
Petcoke in Chicago, asthma in Detroit, untreated sewage in Baton Rouge, cancer in the suburbs of Buffalo. From this docu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
OCT 01, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
Researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine have found a critical link between all types of Parkinson’s
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 28, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
About three to six percent of the population is fervently afraid of spiders. Just the thought of the hairy eight-legged
...
SEP 27, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
An alternative oxidase enzyme from a sea squirt that acts on the mitochondria can work as a fail safe. As such, it can p
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2016
Videos
Foodborne illness is very common, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that every year one in
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 27, 2016
Microbiology
Anthrax is commonly found in soil and can be ingested by animals. It is relatively rare for it to affect people but when
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
SEP 23, 2016
Microbiology
Albufera Lake in Valencia, Spain is a lagoon that set the stage for a recent study analyzing the ability of moths to tol
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch