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
