The pain «comes from
a powerful toxin secreted by the animal's tail,» marine biologist Chris Lowe told NPR in 2014.
They previously designed nanoparticles capable of binding
a powerful toxin in bee venom, known as melittin, and removing it from blood.
A biologist named Edmund Brodie Jr. decided to investigate and found that the newt produced
a powerful toxin in its skin.
The concern that
this powerful toxin can move beyond the injection site was reinforced in 2009, when the Food and Drug Administration added a prominent warning to prescribing information «to highlight that botulinum toxin may spread from the area of injection to produce symptoms consistent with botulism,» including «unexpected loss of strength or muscle weakness.
A new study in Cell Reports is the first incontrovertible proof that
this powerful toxin can jump between neurons, says senior author Edwin Chapman.
The RoundUp herbicide is also
a powerful toxin for human consumption.
The lionfish are protected by large spines and
powerful toxins, which makes them undesirable to most predators.