Scorpion Venom Could Help Treat Brain Cancer

care2.com — Deathstalker scorpions produce a venom known as chlorotoxin. Scientists have observed chlorotoxin binds with glioma cells, which are tumors found in the brain and spine. Test results showed by using venom-based nanoparticles, they could induce gene expression in almost twice as many glioma cells as nanoparticles without the scorpion venom... Aug 12, 2010 View in Crawl 4