Genetic analysis reveals secrets of scorpion venom
Wednesday, July 1, 2009 - 05:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Transcriptomic tests have uncovered the protein composition of venom from the Scorpiops jendeki scorpion. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genomics have carried out the first ever venom analysis in this arachnid, and discovered nine novel poison molecules, never before seen in any scorpion species.
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