Engineered botulism toxins could have broader role in medicine
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 05:20
in Health & Medicine
The most poisonous substance on Earth - already used medically in small doses to treat certain nerve disorders and facial wrinkles - could be re-engineered for an expanded role in helping millions of people with rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, psoriasis and other diseases, scientists are reporting. Their study appears in ACS' journal Biochemistry...