Several bacteria from the Clostridium genus produce botulinum neurotoxins—the most potent biological toxins known—that cause botulism by blocking neurotransmitter release from nerves. Typically, the ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — Over a million children die each year from severe diarrhea, often caused by a dangerous strain of E. coli. Now, researchers at La Trobe University in Australia have mapped the ...

Scientists at La Trobe University have discovered how a diarrhoea-causing strain of bacteria uses “molecular scissors” to cut open and destroy gut cells, leading to severe illness and sometimes death.

While seeking to unravel how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists have discovered the largest protein yet identified in biology. Uncovering the biological machinery the ...

Kelly A. Gangwer, Darren J. Mushrush, Devin L. Stauff, Ben Spiller, Mark S. McClain, Timothy L. Cover, D. Borden Lacy Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...

Researchers have discovered a new group of bacterial toxins that can kill harmful bacteria and fungi, opening the door to potential new treatments for infections. These toxins, found in over 100,000 ...

Investigators in five European countries say Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny's death was caused by a toxin found in frogs like the Anthony's poison arrow frog and the Phantasmal poison ...

While seeking to unravel how marine algae create their chemically complex toxins, scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have discovered the largest protein yet identified in ...