Jul 21 2011

‘Freaky’ Mouse Is Immune to Poison

Tag: Animals,Bugs,Evolution,Pest Control,Pesticides,Poison,Stem CellsJennifer Viegas @ 4:11 pm
Mice from different countries have likely interbred, producing a super mouse, resistant to a common poison.

Jul 19 2011

Giant, Toxic Weed Poses Health Risk

The giant hogweed can cause third degree burns and blindness -- and it's spreading fast.

Jun 26 2011

Drug Boosts Snakebite Survival Time By Half

Researchers in Australia showed that a class of compounds called nitric oxide donors delays the entry of toxins from potentially deadly snakebites.

Jul 16 2010

Alexander the Great Killed by Toxic Bacteria?

Tag: Death and Dying,Poison,Poisoning,Rivers,Royalty and RulersRossella Lorenzi @ 6:30 pm
The Styx River, the legendary portal to the underworld, harbors a deadly bacteria that may have ended Alexander's life.

Jul 01 2010

Cleopatra Killed by Drug Cocktail?

Tag: Ancient Egypt,Death and Dying,Poison,Snakes,SuicideRossella Lorenzi @ 12:07 pm
Legends allege that the last queen of Egypt died from a snakebite. But a new study could rewrite history.