TSRI Scientists Find Simple Copper Complex Shuts Down Botulinum Neurotoxin Poisoning
Wednesday, May 24, 2017 - 12:31
in Health & Medicine
Clostridium botulinum is the bacterium that causes the neurointoxication, which produces one of the most potent toxins on earth and is classified as a potential bioterrorism threat. While no cure exists--and botulism treatment options are limited--a serendipitous discovery by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) may provide a new therapy that can stop the neurotoxin even in its more severe, advanced stages of action.