Tag: Aflatoxin

  • Foldit to Disarm a Fungal Toxin

    Foldit to Disarm a Fungal Toxin

    Foldit alfatoxin project update 7/16/2018 Today, scientists from of the Institute for Protein Design will join Foldit gamers from around the world to help design an enzyme that can neutralize aflatoxin — a cancer-causing toxin produced by certain fungi that are found on agricultural crops such as corn, peanuts, cottonseed, and tree nuts.  Foldit is a citizen…