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Cone Snails and Spiders Help Neurobiologists Investigate Ion Channels

February 15th, 2010 by mccurdkd · No Comments · Biology

Cone Snails and Spiders have a certain neurotoxin that they use to paralyze their prey. Scientists say that there are more than 100,000 neurotoxins in this world. Using these toxins scientists can target a certain ion channel.  In the article it says that scientists can even learn more about disease with this research. If you want to see the article touch this.

With this research scientists can learn more about disease and probably prevent some outbreaks. Also scientists can use neurotoxins as a painkiller, because it numbs chronic pains relaxes the patient. This opens up some routes for scientists because now they can study specific ion channels.

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