Toxic red tides: Scientists track neurotoxin-producing algae

Friday, September 30, 2011 - 13:00 in Health & Medicine

which can increase the amount of harmful toxins in the shellfish that California residents consume — ramping up in frequency and severity locally, scientists at USC have developed a new algae monitoring method in hopes of one day being able to predict when and where toxic "red tides" will occur.

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