New toxin structures

Research by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has uncovered the molecular basis for resistance and accumulation of paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) in soft-shell clams. A reports in Nature magazine says the new, collaborative study with grants from NOAAs Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) programme and from the National Institute of Health, has important implications for management and monitoring of human health impacts and coastal shellfisheries, as well as our understanding of harmful algae worldwide.

Research by The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has uncovered the molecular basis for resistance and accumulation of paralytic shellfish toxins (PSTs) in soft-shell clams. A reports in Nature magazine says the new, collaborative study with grants from NOAAs Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) programme and from the National Institute of Health, has important implications for management and monitoring of human health impacts and coastal shellfisheries, as well as our understanding of harmful algae worldwide.