Frogs Produce a Protein That Counters Deadly Shellfish Toxin That’s Being Tested as an Antidote in Humans

He’s no poison-arrow frog, but that doesn’t mean the American bullfrog doesn’t understand poison—far from it, according to scientists. Hidden within the humble bullfrog’s genetics is the equipment to produce an antidote to a deadly shellfish toxin that afflicts thousands of people every year. It’s sometimes thought that a phenomenon of blooming marine microorganisms known […] The post Frogs Produce a Protein That Counters Deadly Shellfish Toxin That’s Being Tested as an Antidote in Humans appeared first on Good News Network.

Frogs Produce a Protein That Counters Deadly Shellfish Toxin That’s Being Tested as an Antidote in Humans

He’s no poison-arrow frog, but that doesn’t mean the American bullfrog doesn’t understand poison—far from it, according to scientists. Hidden within the humble bullfrog’s genetics is the equipment to produce an antidote to a deadly shellfish toxin that afflicts thousands of people every year. It’s sometimes thought that a phenomenon of blooming marine microorganisms known […]

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