The first in series of four videos describing the science of Botox to the layperson. This video focuses on the organism that causes botulism, Clostridium botulinum.
Science of Botox 2: Botulism toxin’s effect on humans
In this second video of a series to explain the Science of Botox to the layperson, Joanne discusses the exact mechanism that Clostridium Botulinum uses to cause muscle paralysis in Homo sapiens.
Science of Botox 3: Medical Uses of Botox
In the third of four in a series discussing the Science of Botox for the layperson, Joanne begins a discussion of how science has harnessed our knowledge of how the botulism toxin works in order to create medical therapies.
Science of Botox 4: Medical and Cosmetic Uses of Botox
In this fourth and last in a series explaining the Science of Botox to the layperson, Joanne finishes describing the medical uses for Botox and talks about conventional and unusual uses in the cosmetic realm. A description of some of the side effects are also described.
@DrMRFrancis Ah, but you’ll be helping the rest of us not succumb to cute kitten temptation! (Also too far for me) 🐈 🐈⬛ 7 hours ago
Setting my alarm to check this out on Friday morning! https://t.co/3q4nsLXPJw 7 hours ago
Another book out this week: What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health by David Montgomery and… https://t.co/OFlO25qpKJ 8 hours ago
@mwalimurural @DrPenaGuzman1 Glad to see you back! 8 hours ago
@jamesbridle @edyong209 Not sure if I shared this in the past few weeks, but I was getting confused by the shifting… https://t.co/cMpjBKuhfp 13 hours ago
@jamesbridle The pandemic interrupted @edyong209's writing of this book, but the wait is surely worth it.
Quite ex… https://t.co/haTSRBEUc5 13 hours ago
What does it mean to be intelligent? Author and artist @jamesbridle explores this in his new release, Ways of Being… https://t.co/oth8rLwPUp 13 hours ago
Keeping with the women in space theme, check out this book edited by @UCIPhysAstro's Virginia Trimble and… https://t.co/qABy8ZvqKZ 13 hours ago
This week's release by former NASA official, @Lori_Garver, is bound to be an interesting read.
Escaping Gravity: M… https://t.co/CfMRajxruo 14 hours ago
So many great #popsci 📚out this week (or within recent weeks).
Let's begin with When Animals Dream: The Hidden Wor… https://t.co/FJT8hVjVYF 14 hours ago
The Science of Botox
Science of Botox 1: Clostridium (Above)
The first in series of four videos describing the science of Botox to the layperson. This video focuses on the organism that causes botulism, Clostridium botulinum.
Science of Botox 2: Botulism toxin’s effect on humans
In this second video of a series to explain the Science of Botox to the layperson, Joanne discusses the exact mechanism that Clostridium Botulinum uses to cause muscle paralysis in Homo sapiens.
Science of Botox 3: Medical Uses of Botox
In the third of four in a series discussing the Science of Botox for the layperson, Joanne begins a discussion of how science has harnessed our knowledge of how the botulism toxin works in order to create medical therapies.
Science of Botox 4: Medical and Cosmetic Uses of Botox
In this fourth and last in a series explaining the Science of Botox to the layperson, Joanne finishes describing the medical uses for Botox and talks about conventional and unusual uses in the cosmetic realm. A description of some of the side effects are also described.
12 years ago Beauty, Health, Science • Tags: beauty, botox, botulinum toxin, botulism, clostridium botulinum, cosmetic, flaccid paralysis, Joanne Manaster, medical, nervous system, STEM, synapse, video