Doctors could use scorpion venom to fight human infections after a study on mice found it can kill bacteria without poisonous effects. Taken from the Diplocentrus melici scorpion, which is found in Mexico, the venom has promise because it managed to fight off bacteria without damaging healthy tissue in mice. Doctors could use scorpion venom to fight human infections after a study on mice found it can kill bacteria without poisonous effects, scientists have foundProfessor Richard Zare, from Stanford University, study senior author, said: 'These compounds might not be the poisonous component of the venom. Other animals' natural bodily fluids are in research, such as the poisonous venom of the Colorado River toad. Professor Zare added: 'By volume, scorpion venom is one of the most precious materials in the world.

Source: Daily Mail June 14, 2019 18:11 UTC