Here's a brief science lesson: Botox is a brand name for botulinum toxin type a.
In its purest form, botulinum is one of the deadliest poisons known to humans.
But macrophage signalling also involves SNAP-25, so Dr Chapman thinks he can use botulinum toxin to shut the cells up.
Surgeons have convinced their patients to inject botulinum toxin (aka Botox) into the face of a patient on a regular basis.
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In all, Iraq claims to have produced at least 19, 000 litres of concentrated botulinum toxin, of which almost 10, 000 litres were put into munitions.
Clostridum botulinum, the bacterium that produces the toxin, is pretty picky.
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The center, which had produced 30, 000 liters of biological agents, including anthrax and botulinum toxins, was destroyed, but the inadequacy of inspections in Iraq was demonstrated.
Injections of botulinum toxin were by far the number one cosmetic procedure in the country, with over 6.1 million procedures performed, up 8% from the year before.
It's only fitting that the company that produces Botox, the most popular form of botulinum toxin, purchased one of the top breast implant manufacturers back in 2005.
Prior to the Gulf War, according to the Iraqi government, Baghdad produced 8, 400 liters of anthrax, 19, 000 liters of botulinum and 2, 000 liters each of aflatoxin and clostridium.
Botulinum toxin is nasty stuff and thankfully rarely encountered.
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Dr Peter Chait and colleagues told an annual meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society how injections of botulinum toxin A into the salivary glands helped 70% of children with cerebral palsy and severe drooling.
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