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Word: botulinum (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Another triumph: production and isolation in pure crystalline form of the most deadly biological poison known to man, the toxin secreted by Clostridium botulinum, type A, bacteria which sometimes grow in home-canned vegetables...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: Planned Pestilence | 8/12/1946 | See Source »

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