toxin

A single venom can contain around 100 toxin proteins belonging to multiple protein families, and venom composition differs from one snake species to another.

From Science Daily ● 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

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

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

There’s not a single drone with more toxin.

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

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

About how the plant died—how we’d killed a plant that could survive toxins and death.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller