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Cone snails may provide hope to chronic pain sufferers

Cone snails may provide hope to chronic pain sufferers

Mar 16, 2015 | animal research, animals helping humans, Medical Research

Cone snails are extremely toxic marine snails. However, researchers have been inspired by the cone snail’s conotoxins, and they’re working to develop a new drug that could potentially help human patients suffering from chronic pain. By modifying a specific conotoxin, researchers have been able to stabilize it. By working with rats that are models of […]

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