Scientists have created an antidote to botulism toxin

Scientists closer to the successful completion of an effective antidote for botulinum toxin - one of the most dangerous biological agents in the world. According to experts, one gram of this poison to kill hundreds of thousands of people. Each year, more people will die because. Of botulism, which occurs as a result of food poisoning Toxin used in cosmetics Botox to smooth under the skin, wrinkles injected. American scientists from Maryland were able to overcome the barrier and an effective antidote against the most powerful form of the toxin. Experts have a protein that is created, the effect of the toxin blocked, and it does not get into the cells of the body. This protein acts as a decoy. As a result, no toxin affects the nerve cells when added. This effect can prevent paralysis. The protein developed by scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory and tested for the most powerful toxins against which there is no antidote. The scientists hope that in a few years, the drug in the general availability will be published and will be able to save the lives of many people, the true face of the problem of botulism.