Watch: Scientists untangle the scientific web of black widow spider venom

Name: Watch: Scientists untangle the scientific web of black widow spider venom
Uploaded: 2024-10-10T16:59:07+00:00
Duration: 1 min 14 s
Description: Jack Aylmer SCIENTISTS HAVE DECODED THE DEADLY SECRET BEHIND THE BLACK WIDOW SPIDER’S VENOM. AND, IT’S NOT JUST ANY ORDINARY POISON. IT’S A COMPLEX ‘COCKTAIL OF TOXINS,” AND ONE KEY PLAYER, A NEUROTOXIN CALLED A-LATRO-TOXIN, TARGETS THE NERVOUS SYSTEMS OF VERTEBRATES, INCLUDING HUMANS. NOW, MANY OF US ALREADY KNOW THIS SPIDER IS NOT ONE TO...