Oyster toxicity research. Researcher using a light microscope during research into oyster toxins. Oysters can be contaminated by algae, some of which

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Oyster toxicity research. Researcher using a light microscope during research into oyster toxins. Oysters can be contaminated by algae, some of which can produce harmful toxins that can poison humans. Effects range from diarrhoea to paralysis by neurotoxins. Photographed in a laboratory of the French marine research institute IFREMER, Nantes, France.

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