The consumption of the food contaminated with botulin can make a person experience the symptoms of paralysis. The <em>Clostridium botulinum</em> bacteria produces this toxin, which is also known as botox. It is a neurotoxin which prevents the release of the acetylcholine, which is a neurotransmitter.
Hence, the answer is 'botulin or botox'.
What would most likely reduce the bias present in Elias' experimental design would be to not ask just the members of his high school team to be the subjects because they represent a very specific group of people. It would be much better to use a random group of people and have them do the same thing.
The body are digested by bacteria and thus recombines with soil and increase fertility of the soil !
