
A review is given of mycotoxins with a brief history of the role of these natural poisons in human pathology. Contributions of Croatian scientists to the field of research in mycotocixology are recorded. Opposite views and arguments are presented considering the technical possibilities and ethical responsibilities for abuse of mycotoxins as a war weapon especially with regard to their alleged use in the recent chemical warfare in the Middle and Far East. “Yellow Rain” is described as a natural phenomenon.
Iznosi se kratki povijesni prikaz uloge mikotoksina u humanoj patologiji i doprinosa hrvatskih znanstvenika na području mikotoksikologije. Prikazani su oprečni stavovi u svjetlu tehničkih mogućnosti i etičke odgovornosti za zloupotrebu mikotoksina kao biološkog oružja s naročitim osvrtom na navodnu primjenu kao dijela nedavnog kemijskog ratovanja u borbama na Srednjem i Dalekom istoku. Opisana je „Žuta kiša“ kao prirodni fenomen.
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