SNAIL VENOM
July 1st, 2002
BY MATTHEW BRACEUNIVERSITY of Melbourne scientists have high hopes for a compound from a toxic marine snail that could relieve chronic pain. The venom - from the beautiful but deadly coneshell, found on the Great Barrier Reef - is forming the base for a powerful new pain drug.In laboratory studies the drug, ACV1, claim the researchers, is more powerful and longer lasting than morphine. It is not addictive and lacks morphine's side-effects of constipation and respiratory depression."We have advanced the research to a stage where we now seek a commercial partner to ...
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