Funnel-Web Spiders Could Hold the Cure to Skin Cancer
A chemical from the spider's venom gland also proved effective at treating the facial tumours of Tassie devils. The funnel web spider, Australia’s deadliest arachnid, could be used to kill melanoma cells. Researchers at the QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute observed that a certain chemical …
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