Sea snail saliva may become new treatment for most severe pain
Thursday, July 29, 2010 - 03:07
in Biology & Nature
Scientists have developed a new version of a medication, first isolated from the saliva of sea snails, that could be taken in pill form to relieve the most severe forms of pain as effectively as morphine but without risking addiction. An article on the topic appears in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News (C&EN), ACS' weekly newsmagazine.