Tarantula toxin may be used as powerful painkiller

Monday, February 29, 2016 - 12:30 in Biology & Nature

Stephen FellerWASHINGTON, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Researchers in Australia identified a peptide in tarantula venom that may work as a more effective, less addictive painkiller, according to a study.

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