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Threatened coral get fishy rescue
When toxic seaweed gets too close to this coral, gobies fight and bite back
Posted in Animals
Tagged Acropora nasuta, Adaptation, algae, algal poison, Chlorodesmis fastigiata, climate change, cooperation, coral, Danielle Dixson, ecology, getinvolved, goby, marine ecology, Mark Hay Georgia Institute of Technology, mucus, mutualism, Nancy Knowlton, predators, seaweed, Smithsonian Institution, topstories, toxin
Can’t touch this: Unusual venomous creatures
Scientists study a cast of creatures to learn how to use toxins to treat pain and disease
Posted in Animals
Tagged batrachotoxin, feature, forensic science, toxicology, toxicology/drugs, toxin, venom
Pollution at the ends of the Earth
Chemicals are turning up in small Arctic villages far from factories and cities
Posted in Environment & Pollution
Tagged organic chemistry, persistent organic pollutants, POP, toxin
Frog Chemist Creates a Deadlier Poison
A poisonous frog takes up a toxin from its food and makes the chemical even more potent.
Posted in Animals
Tagged forensic science, poison, toxicology, toxicology/drugs, toxin
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