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Title: Discuss: Venoms and Toxins - Nature's Chemical Arsenal
Post by: thedoc on 30/10/2013 11:30:49

This week, mind reading children, scientists find a new gene in the lung cancer cocktail, and satnav or map-nav - what's greener? Plus we become biological weapons inspectors and explore nature's arsenal of venoms, poisons and toxins, including a scorpion's sting that can highlight cancer, how funnel web spiders are helping farmers fight off insect pests, the marine cone snail that harbours a painkiller ten thousand times more powerful than morphine, and how a snake bite can help to prevent a heart attack. Meanwhile, in Kitchen Science, Ben samples a more everyday toxin - by making stinging nettle tea.
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Title: Natures Arsenal
Post by: footballyears on 05/11/2009 10:57:00

Quote from: thedoc on 07/08/2007 18:52:47

This week, mind reading children, scientists find a new gene in the lung cancer cocktail, and satnav or map-nav - what's greener? Plus we become biological weapons inspectors and explore nature's arsenal of venoms, poisons and toxins, including a scorpion's sting that can highlight cancer, how funnel web spiders are helping farmers fight off insect pests, the marine cone snail that harbours a painkiller ten thousand times more powerful than morphine, and how a snake bite can help to prevent a heart attack. Meanwhile, in Kitchen Science, Ben samples a more everyday toxin - by making stinging nettle tea.
 Listen to this Show from our Podcast (http://www.thenakedscientists.com/HTML/podcasts/show/2007.08.05/)

If you want to discuss this show, here is the place to do it.

i love nature

Title: Natures Arsenal
Post by: Karen W. on 01/10/2007 22:27:49

Welcome to the forum!

Title: Natures Arsenal
Post by: Lazy_Genius on 01/10/2007 22:42:00

I was really fascinated with spider venom used as a natural pesticide that has to be the way to go.

Title: Natures Arsenal
Post by: daveshorts on 01/10/2007 22:56:46

Although just because it is natural doesn't mean that it is going to be environmentally harmless. Each chemical should be taken on its merits wherever it came from.

Title: Natures Arsenal
Post by: Lazy_Genius on 01/10/2007 23:07:50

yes thats true, The guy seemed a little fuzzy on how it would effect friendly species too