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The researchers are now using the same general strategy to target other toxin families.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

Domoic acid is a toxin produced by algae and typically sickens animals that feed on open-ocean fish.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026

In Austria, by contrast, botulinum toxin and dermal filler treatments are classified as medical procedures and are typically reserved for doctors.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 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

Shortly after eating foliage coated with this toxin the larva suffers paralysis, stops feeding, and soon dies.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Chemours, DuPont de Nemours and Corteva have settled with North Carolina and 11 communities that were excluded from a previous settlement over drinking-water toxins.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

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

Manufacturing these treatments can be costly, their quality and effectiveness can vary, and they may not work equally well against the many different toxins found in venom from different snake species.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026

The river also emits airborne toxins including noxious hydrogen sulfide gas, which causes asthma, headaches and other ailments in neighboring communities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026

Others, such as pulses and members of the mustard family, have toxic seeds, but the toxins are easily removed, leaving the seeds edible.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond