Medicine - Health
Research to create pain reliever from puffer fish toxins
The deadly neurotoxin from puffer fish could create a generation of non-narcotic pain relievers.
Tetrodotoxin
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Health
The first 'super toxic' in puffer fish has been synthesized successfully
With a toxicity thousands of times cyanide, tetrodotoxin is one of the most dangerous neurotoxic substances in the natural world for the first time has been synthesized…
Animal world
Having a snail that is more toxic than arsenic, ingesting can live plants for life
Serrated mud snail is a kind of mud snail, Nassarius papilosus scientific name, contains tetrodotoxin, this is a toxin that damages the nervous system, more serious can…
Discover science
The mysterious story of a man who turned into a corpse, lived like a zombie for nearly 20 years
In 1980, Clairvius Narcisse appeared at the hospital in Deschapelle, Haiti for nearly 20 years after his family buried him in the village cemetery.
Discover science
The arduous journey for Japanese chefs is allowed to process puffer fish
This is one of the types of fish that requires a license to be slaughtered in Japan - Japanese puffer fish.
Oceanography
Close-up of blue-spotted octopus has 50 times more venom than cobra
The blue-spotted octopus lives in the coral regions of the Indian and Pacific oceans, which have 50 times the venom of cobra.
Oceanography
Dolphins also 'play' drugs
Biologists were surprised to find the fish of the Syngnathus family, Siphonostoma ... which is a
Animal world
Dissecting the mysterious blue creature with super long pink tongue
This creature has a tongue
Animal world
Latest findings on poisonous species
The first poisonous animal, the positive side of cobra venom, half the venomous catfish ... are new discoveries about venomous animals in the world.
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Six most dangerous dishes in the world
Some dishes, if not properly processed and consumed, can cause paralysis, poisoning or even gastric perforation.
Medicine - Health
Tetrodotoxin: Common poison in puffer fish
Tetrodotoxin, often abbreviated as TTX, is a strong neurotoxin.
Medicine - Health
Application of poison in puffer fish for pain reliever
Astellas Pharma, Japan, has invested $ 15 million to find ways to take advantage of the powerful neurotoxin in puffer fish as an analgesic.
Medicine - Health
China banned the sale of poisonous mud snails
According to Xinhua, China's Ministry of Health has issued a ban on the sale of Nassariidae, a small mud snail that has caused some fainting and vomiting to some people…