New strategy to fight world's most potent poison passes first tests in animals | Science
The bacterium Clostridium botulinum produces a toxin that can paralyze muscles and halt breathing. Eye of Science/Science Source New strategy to fight world’s most potent poison passes first tests in animals Jan. 6, 2021 , 2:00 PM A new strategy to fight the world’s most potent poison has passed its first tests in animals. Two research teams have developed neutered forms of botulinum toxin that chase their deadly counterpart into nerves and disarm it. The treatment, if it works in people, would be the first to reverse the paralyzing effects of the toxin inside cells and might sp...
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