toxin

Their working theory is that the elephants were exposed to the toxin through pesticides sprayed on nearby tomato farms.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

Infant botulism happens when swallowed spores from the bacterium infect a baby’s large intestine and make a toxin in it.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

In January, Nestlé recalled some of its infant formula products after tests found they contained a toxin that can cause vomiting.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

And then, of course, spiders are venomous, toting enough toxin to immobilize and liquify prey and, in a few cases, cause lesions, necrosis or death in humans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026

I carefully slip the last vial of toxin inside, next to the rolled-up baseball card I found on the wall in the seed vault.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera

The scientific research in those cases involved work around the mosquito-born chikungunya virus, a "highly-pathogenic" strain of the bird flu, a family of viruses that include smallpox and mpox, venoms and other toxins.

From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026

In 2010 Congress passed a law that provided medical treatment, health monitoring and financial compensation to first-responders and others exposed to toxins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

The researchers discovered that it could block the activity of many metalloproteinase toxins found in western diamondback rattlesnake venom.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Many families say the insurer refused to test their homes for toxins left by smoke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026

The toxins of diphtheria bacilli and streptococci are produced when the organisms have been infected by bacteriophage; it is the virus that provides the code for toxin.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas