When it comes to poisonous animals, birds probably aren't the first to come to mind. But there are actually a number of ...

However, there are also reports of human poisonings. Blister beetles produce a harmful chemical called cantharidin. Cantharidin is a colorless, odorless terpene (a compound usually found in plants).

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2008;27(6):551-552. Eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis, is a chronic skin condition which affects 15-20% of the population in developed countries including the United ...

Reversible phosphorylation is the basis for signal transduction in eukaryotic cells, and this is tightly controlled by the complex interplay of kinases and phosphatases. Many malignancies are ...

Introduction: The mortality rate for liver cancer is extremely high but clinical treatments have not made much progress, so it is necessary to develop anticancer agents with lower toxicities and more ...

Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Str. 42, 1090 Vienna, Austria Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), University of Vienna, Waehringer ...