Tarantula spider venom used to fight worms in sheep

Updated July 28 2016 - 1:57pm, first published 9:54am
University of Queensland (UQ)Bachelor of Biomedical Science (honours) graduating student Samantha Nixon has been investigating compounds from tarantula venom as a potential treatment for sheep parasites.
University of Queensland (UQ)Bachelor of Biomedical Science (honours) graduating student Samantha Nixon has been investigating compounds from tarantula venom as a potential treatment for sheep parasites.

Tarantula spider venom could become an unlikely ally in the war against sheep infections caused by nematode worms - a major cost for the international sheep industry.

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