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The Dust Settles: We’re Back with New Content!

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Hello everyone,

It’s been a little quiet around here lately, and we wanted to break the silence. Thank you for your patience! For the past few months, we’ve been deep in project mode, pouring our energy into some exciting new ventures. It was an intense, challenging, and incredibly rewarding period that required our full attention. While we had to press pause on creating new content for the site, the work behind the scenes has been anything but stagnant. We’ve been experimenting, learning, and pushing our boundaries. These projects have given us fresh perspectives and a wealth of new knowledge that we are incredibly excited to share with you. We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve just published a batch of brand-new material, directly inspired by the lessons learned and techniques honed during our recent work.

What’s New?

We invite you to dive in and explore the latest additions:

  • Huggormar under 45 år, varav 40 har gått – A deep dive into the Swedish population of adders. This is something we grappled with extensively and we’re sharing the solutions we developed. The content is in Swedish language. [Link to the new content]
  • The Story of Snakebite – Check out our new tutorial on the history of snakebites and snakebite management. We’ve streamlined this process into an interactive web page and think you’ll find it incredibly useful. [Link to the new content]
  • A New Approach on Snakebites – We’ve also updated our portfolio with a look at the future of snakebite management. This piece showcases novel findings and how to approach an old problem with new methods. [Link to the new content]
  • An article on nanoparticles – We decided to publish an article that was started about a year ago, that was recently finished. It explains the paradoxical nature of substances and prove that size really do matter. [Link to the new content]
  • An infographic on Vipera berus venom – This infographic is a part of a bigger work, but it might be interesting to some. [Link to the new content]
  • As we also develop software – Software is meant to be used and some are meant to be tested first. We provide both working prototypes and fully functioning software solutions where possible. Most are not available to the public, for obvious reasons, but some will be and yet some others will be upon request. [Link to the new content]

This is just the beginning. The experiences from our recent projects have filled our notebooks with ideas, and we can’t wait to turn them into more articles, guides, and resources for you.

Thanks for sticking with us. It’s good to be back!

All the best,

The ResinTox Team

Decision has been made…

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… to make some tools available for limited use, during trial out. Terms and conditions will apply, and some tools are free and open to the public, other will require a registration with ResinTox, due to their Dual-Use nature. In some instances credentials from governmental or academic institutions are required to register for access to certain softwares and functions.

Springtime is Coming In the Northern Hemisphere

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Springtime is coming with warmer and longer days. This will also mean that the herpetofauna will slowly wake up. On Facebook, you can find a group dedicated to the wild reptiles and amphibians in Sweden. Every year the members post stories, pictures, and discussions. A lot of focus is on the snakes, but all other species of herpetological interest are welcome. You can look up the group named ‘Svenska Ormar’. This is also the biggest reptile group on Facebook in Swedish.

Scientists, specialists, professionals, biologists, and people within the herpetological society and associations are among those who keep the information factual and correct. The group is public and meant to be informative whereas everyone can ask any relevant question, or post a picture to share. Discussions are held mainly in Swedish, but English is welcome, and even though the automatic translation interface is not very good everyone should be able to follow discussions.

Every year the media scare the public and pour fuel on their fires. However, the group does a marvelous job when it comes to delivering balanced information about the risks, dangers, and identifications of the snake species.

First meeting with the team working on the Vipera berus Venom Project

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We are coming to a point where most team members have been decided and an upcoming first meeting will be held within the next few weeks. Meanwhile, the team management draws up documents and sets the work environment. It is important to get this going, anyone joining in later could do so without any problem.

The work will be cloud-based, and the contributors will do distance work and attend virtual meeting rooms for planning, brainstorming, and reporting.

Researcher(s) wanted to research Vipera berus venom

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There are open spots in a Vipera berus venom research project that has just launched. The group working on this study consists of researchers and volunteers from different countries, therefore proficiency in English is an absolute must.

There are also a few other prerequisites that collaborators must meet, formal membership in Evidence-Based Toxicology Collaboration (EBTC) is one of them. More information about the study, methods, and goals will be given to interested parties. Use the contact form to apply. Provide any relevant information for the first screening, and remember to mention if you have any credentials.

This is an excellent opportunity to learn evidence synthesis, scientific processes, and how to conduct research from actual researchers and scientists. You can book a meeting about the project via this link.

Grassroot Research

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Anyone interested in participating in the projects mentioned may volunteer to do so. There is no need for formal affiliation, education, or credentials to be a part of the information gathering and sourcing. If you can follow directives and conduct database searches, you can contribute to the work as a non-authoring contributor. If interested, you can leave a message via the contact page or register as a member on this site.