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"Ribbit" — Do Frogs Have First Antidote to Deadly Red Tide Toxin?

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UC San Francisco researchers, led by Daniel Minor, published a July 16, 2026 study in Nature Communications identifying a frog protein as a potential first antidote to saxitoxin, a paralytic shellfish poison that accumulates in shellfish and has affected approximately 2,000 people worldwide.

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The study identifies a potential antidote in research; human clinical trials and translation to medical use will require further research and testing.

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