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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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OCT 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 LeitchDEC 12, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has provided new insights into how a dangerous bacterium called Legionella pneumophila can interfere with t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 27, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Even a small amount of red wine can give some people a headache. Scientists have now identified the culprit.Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 15, 2023Earth & The Environment
Several new research studies have highlighted the increasing risk of wildfires, and the many problems they are causing t ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 03, 2023Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that air pollution exposure is linked to neurodegenerative dis ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2023Earth & The Environment
The activity of humans has significantly raised the levels of mercury in the atmosphere. These levels have gone up about ...Written By: Carmen LeitchNOV 02, 2023Cannabis Sciences
A recent review published in Frontiers in Microbiology examined the risk of fungi and other pathogens potentially contam ...Written By: Kerry CharronOCT 16, 2023Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in the most commonly used herbicide in the world, Roundup.Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 13, 2023Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes, a cell just has to die; this might be because it becomes dysfunctional, worn out, or malignant. Other times, ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 11, 2023Technology
A team of researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have designed and develop a new type of human ...Written By: Ryan VingumAUG 31, 2023Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us ...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
DEC 12, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
New research has provided new insights into how a dangerous bacterium called Legionella pneumophila can interfere with t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 27, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Even a small amount of red wine can give some people a headache. Scientists have now identified the culprit.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 15, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Several new research studies have highlighted the increasing risk of wildfires, and the many problems they are causing t
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 03, 2023
Clinical & Molecular DX
In recent years, a growing body of evidence has suggested that air pollution exposure is linked to neurodegenerative dis
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2023
Earth & The Environment
The activity of humans has significantly raised the levels of mercury in the atmosphere. These levels have gone up about
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
NOV 02, 2023
Cannabis Sciences
A recent review published in Frontiers in Microbiology examined the risk of fungi and other pathogens potentially contam
...
Written By:
Kerry Charron
OCT 16, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Glyphosate is an active ingredient in the most commonly used herbicide in the world, Roundup.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 13, 2023
Cell & Molecular Biology
Sometimes, a cell just has to die; this might be because it becomes dysfunctional, worn out, or malignant. Other times,
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 11, 2023
Technology
A team of researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) have designed and develop a new type of human
...
Written By:
Ryan Vingum
AUG 31, 2023
Earth & The Environment
Plastics have become a major problem, particularly when it comes to single-use, disposable plastics that are commonly us
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch