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cone snail

Cone snail

A scientist who finds pharmaceutical promise in the venom of cone snails

November 18, 2017
Science

Mandë Holford collects the snails with salad tongs and scuba gloves. Back in her lab, she studies their venom for compounds that could treat everything from cancer to chronic pain.

A scientist who finds pharmaceutical promise in the venom of cone snails

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