Amazon Scorpion Venom Shows Promise as Next-Generation Breast Cancer Drug

Researchers at the University of São Paulo have discovered a molecule in arachnid venom that behaves like a commonly used chemotherapy drug for treating the disease, with preliminary findings presented at FAPESP Week France. The venom of a scorpion native to the Amazon rainforest may hold the key to a new treatment for one of [...]

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