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Giant spiders could help tailor pain blockers for people with irritable bowel syndrome – News-Medical.Net
Molecules from the venom of one of the world’s largest spiders could help University of Queensland-led researchers tailor pain blockers for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 21 2020
Molecules from the venom of one of the world’s largest spiders could help University of Queensland-led researchers tailor pain blockers for people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
Researchers screened 28 spiders, with the venom of the Venezuelan Pinkfoot Goliath tarantula – which has a leg-span of up to 30 centimetres – showing the most promise.
The team led by Professor Richard Lewis from UQ’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience in collaborati…
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