Could this fish with fangs help scientists develop new painkillers?
Updated: 5:32 PM CDT Mar 31, 2017
Could this fish with fangs help scientists develop new painkillers?
Updated: 5:32 PM CDT Mar 31, 2017
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Could this fish with fangs help scientists develop new painkillers?
Updated: 5:32 PM CDT Mar 31, 2017
This little fish with big fangs may help scientist develop new painkillers. The fangblenny is a small, colorful fish with fangs half the size of its skull found in the Great Barrier Reef. The fish’s bite is venomous, but its effects can act like a painkiller for humans. Scientists have been considering how the venom may fix current opioid drugs University of Queensland's Head of Venom Evolution Laboratory Bryan Fry
This little fish with big fangs may help scientist develop new painkillers.
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The fangblenny is a small, colorful fish with fangs half the size of its skull found in the Great Barrier Reef.
The fish’s bite is venomous, but its effects can act like a painkiller for humans.
Scientists have been considering how the venom may fix current opioid drugs University of Queensland's Head of Venom Evolution Laboratory Bryan Fry