New sequencing technique to prod medical benefits from killer venom
Wednesday, April 29, 2009 - 15:49
in Biology & Nature
Any given venom can contain hundreds of toxins with different functions, but teasing them out of a venom sample is no mean feat. Researchers at Rockefeller University have developed a method of protein sequencing that can speed up the decoding of these toxins by orders of magnitude, raising the prospect that they will be able to test a great many of these molecules for their medical potential.