Potential antidote found for toxin in world’s most poisonous mushroom

Chinese and Australian researchers have identified that a dye used in medical imaging can block the toxic effects

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Scientists believe they have found a potential antidote for a potent toxin found in the world's most poisonous mushroom, the death cap.

The death cap mushroom, Amanita phalloides, is responsible for about 90% of mushroom-related deaths globally.

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