In this episode we talk about the details of testing shellfish for paralytic shellfish toxin. We continue our discussion with Shannon Cellan, the environmental lab manager for the Sitka Tribe of Alaska.

For more information visit: seator.org

The Sitka Tribe of Alaska Environmental Research Lab: https://seator.org/lab/

Vocab, Links and More!

Bioassay - https://www2.latech.edu/~wakeman/biomon/bioassay.htm

Functional Groups - https://kids.kiddle.co/Functional_group

Homogenize - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homogenize

High Pressure Liquid Chromatography - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-performance_liquid_chromatography

Microbeta Scintillation Counter - https://biotech.ug.edu.pl/sites/default/files/_nodes/strona-biotechnologia/62586/files/instrukcja_-_mikrobeta_instrument_manual.pdf

Ninety Six Well Plate - https://www.azerscientific.com/96-Well-Plate-PS-U-Bottom-Clear-Non-Sterile-300-l?quantity=1&custcol_azer_ts=0.09

Receptor Binding Assay - https://coastalscience.noaa.gov/project/advancing-the-receptor-binding-assay-for-multi-species-monitoring-of-paralytic-shellfish-poisoning/

Radioactive Content of Banana- https://livinglfs.org/mutants-vs-radiation-trying-to-understand-radiation-in-lfs/

Saxitoxin - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12300590/

Shuck - https://mvmagazine.com/news/2007/05/01/shucking-shellfish

Sodium Ion Channel - https://www.bme.jhu.edu/news-events/news/all-in-the-family-sodium-and-calcium-ion-channels-share-common-roots/

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - https://archive.org/details/turtlescomicsscene

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