toxin

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The insurer has come under heavy criticism from fire victims over its handling of claims, including complaints of low payout offers, denials for toxin testing and delays in payments for living expenses.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 7, 2026

Mice that could not properly process ammonia accumulated higher levels of the toxin.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

It found that DNA mutations of a toxin called colibactin, which is caused by the common bacteria E.Coli, were much more common in younger people with colorectal cancer than in older patients.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

Russian dissident Alexei Navalny was almost certainly killed by a poison derived from a rare frog toxin in an Arctic prison colony two years ago, several European governments said Saturday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

Curare, the officer explained, a highly lethal toxin.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin