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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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MAY 27, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
In the wild, survival of the fittest for some plants and animals mean sporting lethal venoms and toxins to kill whatever ...MAY 18, 2016Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAY 17, 2016Microbiology
Small genetic changes in Staphylococcus aureus affect how and where these bacteria infect people. Staph is a normal part ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAY 04, 2016Videos
Researchers estimate that as much as 75 percent of all pregnant women experience morning sickness. In fact, for some wom ...MAY 03, 2016Microbiology
Scientists first saw the microbiome when doing ribosomal RNA sequencing and getting so much of what many thought was con ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 24, 2016Microbiology
Very small fibers made by a bacteria have the unique property of transporting charges at speeds of 1 billion electrons p ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 19, 2016Videos
Crippling fear of snakes, called ophidiophobia, affects nearly a third of adult humans. This makes it the most commonly ...APR 18, 2016Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)APR 09, 2016Videos
While humans share many similarities, we don't all have the same blood. Knowing your blood type is vital if you need a b ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetMAR 12, 2016Immunology
A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance and stresses how extrem ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)FEB 29, 2016Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB is what protects the brain from harmful substances that enter the bloodstream. It acts a ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 25, 2016Microbiology
Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Aliivibrio fischeri! (Formerly known as Vibrio fischeri.) A. fischeri ar ...Written By: Kerry EvansFEB 24, 2016Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are not without protection from antibiotics, they actually incorporate a system of closely-linked genes from th ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 13, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine a nanoscale needle that can pierce cells precisely and on command. Scientists from Harvard’s Wyss Institut ...JAN 31, 2016Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame identified the mechanism by which Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as Grou ...Written By: Kerry EvansJAN 26, 2016Chemistry & Physics
A new water filter can remove toxic heavy metal ions and radioactive substances in just one pass. The filter membrane is ...Written By: Futurity (futurity.org)JAN 25, 2016Clinical & Molecular DX
Chronic exposure to an environmental toxin known as BMAA may significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer&rsq ...JAN 23, 2016Videos
In the wild, survival of the fittest for some plants and animals mean sporting lethal venoms and toxins to kill whatever ...JAN 20, 2016Neuroscience
The brain is pretty much the body’s supercomputer. While the heart keeps blood pumping, the lungs keep air flowing ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimJAN 10, 2016Immunology
Filling up on processed foods is usually easier than planning and cooking a healthy meal, but a new study shows that tak ...Written By: Kara MarkerJAN 07, 2016Plants & Animals
Scientists in Australia are working to help preserve a species of reptile, monitor lizards (also known as goannas) that ...Written By: Anthony BouchardDEC 29, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna showed that Bacillus cereus forms “small colony var ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 18, 2015Microbiology
Blooms of an algae called Pseudo-nitzschia are common off the west coast of the United States, but this year’s blo ...Written By: Kerry EvansDEC 13, 2015Microbiology
If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, look no further than Pseudomonas syringae. This plant pathogen has ...Written By: Kerry Evans
MAY 27, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
In the wild, survival of the fittest for some plants and animals mean sporting lethal venoms and toxins to kill whatever
...
MAY 18, 2016
Health & Medicine
While the intestines are potentially the star players of the digestive system, they also play a role in immune homeostas
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAY 17, 2016
Microbiology
Small genetic changes in Staphylococcus aureus affect how and where these bacteria infect people. Staph is a normal part
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAY 04, 2016
Videos
Researchers estimate that as much as 75 percent of all pregnant women experience morning sickness. In fact, for some wom
...
MAY 03, 2016
Microbiology
Scientists first saw the microbiome when doing ribosomal RNA sequencing and getting so much of what many thought was con
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 24, 2016
Microbiology
Very small fibers made by a bacteria have the unique property of transporting charges at speeds of 1 billion electrons p
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 19, 2016
Videos
Crippling fear of snakes, called ophidiophobia, affects nearly a third of adult humans. This makes it the most commonly
...
APR 18, 2016
Microbiology
Cholera bacteria kill as many as 140,000 people a year. Away from humans, the same bacteria kill neighboring microbes wi
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
APR 09, 2016
Videos
While humans share many similarities, we don't all have the same blood. Knowing your blood type is vital if you need a b
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
MAR 12, 2016
Immunology
A new study of gut bacteria in premature infants highlights the problem of antibiotic resistance and stresses how extrem
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
FEB 29, 2016
Neuroscience
The blood brain barrier, or BBB is what protects the brain from harmful substances that enter the bloodstream. It acts a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 25, 2016
Microbiology
Raise your hand if you’ve heard of Aliivibrio fischeri! (Formerly known as Vibrio fischeri.) A. fischeri ar
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
FEB 24, 2016
Genetics & Genomics
Bacteria are not without protection from antibiotics, they actually incorporate a system of closely-linked genes from th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 13, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Imagine a nanoscale needle that can pierce cells precisely and on command. Scientists from Harvard’s Wyss Institut
...
JAN 31, 2016
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Notre Dame identified the mechanism by which Streptococcus pyogenes, also known as Grou
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 26, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
A new water filter can remove toxic heavy metal ions and radioactive substances in just one pass. The filter membrane is
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 25, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
Chronic exposure to an environmental toxin known as BMAA may significantly increase the risk of developing Alzheimer&rsq
...
JAN 23, 2016
Videos
In the wild, survival of the fittest for some plants and animals mean sporting lethal venoms and toxins to kill whatever
...
JAN 20, 2016
Neuroscience
The brain is pretty much the body’s supercomputer. While the heart keeps blood pumping, the lungs keep air flowing
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 10, 2016
Immunology
Filling up on processed foods is usually easier than planning and cooking a healthy meal, but a new study shows that tak
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 07, 2016
Plants & Animals
Scientists in Australia are working to help preserve a species of reptile, monitor lizards (also known as goannas) that
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 29, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna showed that Bacillus cereus forms “small colony var
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 18, 2015
Microbiology
Blooms of an algae called Pseudo-nitzschia are common off the west coast of the United States, but this year’s blo
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
DEC 13, 2015
Microbiology
If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, look no further than Pseudomonas syringae. This plant pathogen has
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans