Telegraph, 8/11/2014
A number of scientific studies have singled out the harmful
effects of neonicotinoids that are said to affect the nervous systems of bees.
Neonicotinoid pesticides are new nicotine-like chemicals
that act on the nervous systems of insects, and are blamed for damaging bees’
brains Photo: AP
Sarah Knapton By Sarah Knapton, Science Correspondent4:07PM
BST 11 Aug 2014 Comments4 Comments
Bee, snake and scorpion venom could be used in fight against
cancer after trials showed that the toxins can kill tumours.
Researchers have found the poison contained in insect stings
or reptile bites kills breast and skin cancer cells in the lab.
And they have managed to encase the venom in a tiny particle
which stops the poison leaking into the blood and harming the patient.
Dr Dipanjan Pan, of the University of Illinois, said: “We
have safely used venom toxins in tiny nanometer-sized particles to treat breast
cancer and melanoma cells in the laboratory.
"These particles, which are camouflaged from the immune
system, take the toxin directly to the cancer cells, sparing normal tissue…
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