Radioactive scorpion venom could be used to fight brain cancer : "Scientists have discovered that a non-toxic extract from the venom seeks out and locks onto malignant cells after it is injected into the body.
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By irradiating it before it goes in the body it can be used to target the cancer cells with killer radiation but at the same time leave the healthy cells unharmed.
The scorpion Leiurus quinquestriatus lives in the Middle East and among the powerful cocktail of neurotoxins packed into its venom is a peptide that is non-toxic to humans but binds to tumour cells."
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