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

Death caps are the cause of around 90% of mushroom-related deaths globally. Australian and Chinese researchers believe they have found an antidote to the toxin. Photograph: Tom May

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.