Scientists may have found an antidote for death cap mushrooms

Indocyanine green dye stopped a toxin from killing human cells and mice in lab tests

A close up photo of several mushrooms growing closely together in a grassy area.

Ingesting a death cap mushroom can result in kidney and liver damage, and even death. A dye used in some medical procedures seems to counteract the fungi’s most lethal toxin, lab tests show.

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Death cap mushrooms get their name for a reason: The poisonous fungi can kill if ingested in even small amounts.