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Politics & Government

Winston-Salem Councilwoman Wants Closed School Building For Community Center

11:02pm July 25, 2021

It's been six years since Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools closed the Hanes-Lowrance middle school building after it was found to be sitting on top of a plume of toxic waste.

The skin of the golden poison dart frog, Phyllobates terribilis, secretes a deadly poison that might lead to a better understanding of how to treat malfunctions of the human nervous system.

Chemists Re-Create Deadly Frog Poison In The Lab

6:28pm November 17, 2016

by Rae Ellen Bichell

The toxin comes from tiny frogs in Colombia — the ones that pack a punch on the tip of poison darts. In the past, research on toxins like this has led to some pretty amazing drug discoveries.

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Jeffrey Iliff (left), a brain scientist at Oregon Health & Science University, has been studying toxin removal in the brains of mice. He'll work with Bill Rooney, director of the university's Advanced Imaging Research Center, to enroll people in a similar

Lack Of Deep Sleep May Set The Stage For Alzheimer's

8:29am January 04, 2016

by Jon Hamilton

A mouse's brain clears out toxins during periods of deep sleep — including toxins that form the sticky plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease. Could the same hold true for people?

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Once the roots of the Eskimo potato got too tough to eat, Christopher McCandless started collecting the seeds in a plastic bag, says author Jon Krakauer.

'Into The Wild' Author Tries Science To Solve Toxic Seed Mystery

3:06pm May 06, 2015

by Rae Ellen Bichell

Jon Krakauer has long been haunted by how Christopher McCandless died in the Alaskan wilderness. In a scientific journal, he and a chemist show that the seeds McCandless consumed can contain a toxin.