Botulism breakthrough? Taming botulinum toxin to deliver therapeutics

(Boston Children's Hospital) Currently there's no treatment for botulism once the toxin gets into neurons. This novel treatment neutralized the toxin with a second, modified botulinum toxin that delivered a mini antibody into the cells - reversing paralysis in mice.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news