 to get diabetes, we give them two mycotoxins, baflamycin and streptozotocin. How do we cause laboratory study animals to get cancer? We give them a mycotoxin called aflatoxin. How do we study Alzheimer's and study animals? We give them neurological problems with ibotenic acid, yet another mycotoxin. Mycotoxins are a big deal if you're wondering if your symptoms or disease might be linked.