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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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DEC 02, 2015Microbiology
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Synthetic Biologics Inc., developed an antibody- ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 29, 2015Videos
Vibrio cholerae is a bacterial pathogen that causes a highly contagious diarrheal disease. Once ingested, typically thro ...Written By: Sarah HertrichNOV 22, 2015Neuroscience
Another myth busted by science. Most people have probably heard that different parts of the tongue can sense different t ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimNOV 19, 2015Cardiology
When a woman was brought to the hospital with bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (BVT), her doctors tried all of the ...Written By: Kara MarkerNOV 17, 2015Health & Medicine
If given the choice, many of us would choose to stay young forever. It’s inescapable process that wears ...Written By: Julianne ChiaetNOV 15, 2015Microbiology
It’s now possible to sequence DNA from samples of irradiated bacteria, making it simpler and safer to identify pot ...Written By: Kerry EvansNOV 04, 2015Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 25, 2015Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the soil. However, a small number ...Written By: Kerry EvansSEP 22, 2015Videos
Because the brain is such a critical organ for the functionality of your body, your body has adapted to protect it with ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 22, 2015Neuroscience
Stem cells can create tissue models that reflect human physiology. These stem cell-derived models can be used in researc ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderSEP 14, 2015Videos
Mercury is a very fascinating element. It's a metal that just happens to take the form of a liquid at relatively low tem ...Written By: Anthony BouchardSEP 14, 2015Microbiology
This week Food Safety News named the 5 most dangerous foodborne pathogens. You may have heard of some of them due to med ...Written By: Sarah HertrichSEP 09, 2015Microbiology
Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped an ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 25, 2015Microbiology
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., has built a career on the medicinal properties of plants. The Emory University ethnobotani ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 24, 2015Health & Medicine
You’ve been told before that getting enough sleep is vital to your health, and that message still rings true! Mass ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 20, 2015Microbiology
While most E. coli living in the intestine of people and animals are actually beneficial, some can cause severe illness. ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 19, 2015Plants & Animals
A veterinarian from Portland, OR is seeking action from the US Food and Drug Administration in order to obtain warning l ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in ...Written By: Kara MarkerAUG 13, 2015Microbiology
Escherichia coli was first recognized as a possible foodborne pathogen in 1975 in a California hospital with a patient e ...Written By: Sarah HertrichAUG 13, 2015Earth & The Environment
A new report by scientists from Oregon State University and the University of North Carolina states that blooms of toxic ...Written By: Andrew J. DunlopAUG 11, 2015Microbiology
Bacteria spend a lot of time and energy avoiding detection by the immune system (no self-respecting pathogen gives up wi ...Written By: Kerry EvansAUG 08, 2015Neuroscience
The position in which people sleep could affect how efficiently the brain clears waste, and ultimately, how the brain fu ...Written By: Ilene SchneiderAUG 01, 2015Infographics
Venom is a toxin secreted by certain animals as a means of defense, aggression, or trapping prey. Given that venom is us ...JUL 15, 2015Health & Medicine
Kale, the current leafy green of choice for many health-savvy people in the United States, could potentially be under sc ...Written By: Kara Marker
DEC 02, 2015
Microbiology
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Synthetic Biologics Inc., developed an antibody-
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 29, 2015
Videos
Vibrio cholerae is a bacterial pathogen that causes a highly contagious diarrheal disease. Once ingested, typically thro
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
NOV 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Another myth busted by science. Most people have probably heard that different parts of the tongue can sense different t
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
NOV 19, 2015
Cardiology
When a woman was brought to the hospital with bidirectional ventricular tachycardia (BVT), her doctors tried all of the
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 17, 2015
Health & Medicine
If given the choice, many of us would choose to stay young forever. It’s inescapable process that wears
...
Written By:
Julianne Chiaet
NOV 15, 2015
Microbiology
It’s now possible to sequence DNA from samples of irradiated bacteria, making it simpler and safer to identify pot
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
NOV 04, 2015
Microbiology
When spore-forming bacteria, such as Bacillus or Clostridium, enter a state of starvation, they transform into a state o
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 25, 2015
Microbiology
Clostridium difficile is a Gram positive, rod-shaped bacterium commonly found in the soil. However, a small number
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
SEP 22, 2015
Videos
Because the brain is such a critical organ for the functionality of your body, your body has adapted to protect it with
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 22, 2015
Neuroscience
Stem cells can create tissue models that reflect human physiology. These stem cell-derived models can be used in researc
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
SEP 14, 2015
Videos
Mercury is a very fascinating element. It's a metal that just happens to take the form of a liquid at relatively low tem
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
SEP 14, 2015
Microbiology
This week Food Safety News named the 5 most dangerous foodborne pathogens. You may have heard of some of them due to med
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
SEP 09, 2015
Microbiology
Bacillus thuringiensis is a Gram positive, soil-dwelling bacterium. Like all Bacillus species, it is rod-shaped an
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 25, 2015
Microbiology
Cassandra Quave, Ph.D., has built a career on the medicinal properties of plants. The Emory University ethnobotani
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 24, 2015
Health & Medicine
You’ve been told before that getting enough sleep is vital to your health, and that message still rings true! Mass
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 20, 2015
Microbiology
While most E. coli living in the intestine of people and animals are actually beneficial, some can cause severe illness.
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 19, 2015
Plants & Animals
A veterinarian from Portland, OR is seeking action from the US Food and Drug Administration in order to obtain warning l
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 15, 2015
Health & Medicine
Bacillus subtilis is one of the most commonly studied bacteria in the world, ubiquitous in almost every type of soil in
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
AUG 13, 2015
Microbiology
Escherichia coli was first recognized as a possible foodborne pathogen in 1975 in a California hospital with a patient e
...
Written By:
Sarah Hertrich
AUG 13, 2015
Earth & The Environment
A new report by scientists from Oregon State University and the University of North Carolina states that blooms of toxic
...
Written By:
Andrew J. Dunlop
AUG 11, 2015
Microbiology
Bacteria spend a lot of time and energy avoiding detection by the immune system (no self-respecting pathogen gives up wi
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
AUG 08, 2015
Neuroscience
The position in which people sleep could affect how efficiently the brain clears waste, and ultimately, how the brain fu
...
Written By:
Ilene Schneider
AUG 01, 2015
Infographics
Venom is a toxin secreted by certain animals as a means of defense, aggression, or trapping prey. Given that venom is us
...
JUL 15, 2015
Health & Medicine
Kale, the current leafy green of choice for many health-savvy people in the United States, could potentially be under sc
...
Written By:
Kara Marker