Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Healing the Brain with Snail Venom

Thanks to Billy Ethridge for pointing this out. I'm sure our researchers can figure out some use for our therapy.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=healing-the-brain-with-snail-venom&WT.mc_id=SA_CAT_HLTH_20130122
Conotoxins—the chains of amino acids found in the venom of a cone snail—are medical marvels. In 2003 psychiatrist and environmentalist Eric Chivian of Harvard University described these sea creatures as having “the largest and most clinically important pharmacopoeia of any genus in nature.” Scientists believe conotoxins could help treat epilepsy, depression and other disorders by interacting with the nervous system.

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