miércoles, 11 de octubre de 2017

How the Cone Snail’s Deadly Venom Can Help Us Build Better Medicines | NIST

How the Cone Snail’s Deadly Venom Can Help Us Build Better Medicines | NIST

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How the Cone Snail’s Deadly Venom Can Help Us Build Better Medicines

cone snails

Cone snails have inspired humans for centuries. Coastal communities have often traded their beautiful shells like money and put them in jewelry. Many artists, including Rembrandt, have featured them in sketches and paintings. Now, scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are finding these deadly predators inspiring, too, as they seek new ways to cure old medical problems using the poisonous snails as models.

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