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Bull Ant Venom Evolved to Make Bites More Painful to Mammals
Bull Ant Venom Evolved to Make Bites More Painful to Mammals
A peptide found in bull ant venom closely resembles a hormone of its primary predator, triggering hypersensitivity and making subsequent bites even more painful than the ones that came before.
A peptide found in bull ant venom closely resembles a hormone of its primary predator, triggering hypersensitivity and making subsequent bites even more painful than the ones that came before.
venomics
Prospecting for Painkillers
The Scientist Staff | Dec 31, 2017 | 1 min read
Cone snail venom researcher Mandë Holford discusses the therapeutic potential of toxins found in animals.