Chemistry: sea slug toxin will kill cancer cells.
Sea slugs can be beautiful with their brightly colored coats. However, they carry the most toxic substances known. They display "you can't miss us" patterns because enemies try to avoid them.
They eat meat. The closest thing to a vegetable that they consume are sponges. t is the toxin stored in their bodies. They get this from food. Shrimps die immediately when they are attacked by sea slugs. Apparently, a sea slug will die if Latrunculin A. gets into its bloodstream.
Tests show that the main sea slug toxin will kill cancer cells. It could potentially also be used to treat neurodegenerative disease. The problem is of course finding a transport medium and getting it to market.
◆ Chemistry by Ty Buchanan ◆
Australian Blog
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TOXIN KILLS CANCER CELLS
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TOXIN KILLS CANCER CELLS
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