Could deadly scorpion venom be a cure for COVID-19? - new research
The venom glands were freeze-dried and sent to a lab, where they could be genetically sequenced and analyzed to better understand their peptide composition and the types of toxins.
Hottentotta tamulus, the Indian red scorpion from Mangaon, Maharashtra, India(photo credit: SHANTANU KUVESKAR VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS/CC BY-SA 4.0)ByMAAYAN JAFFE-HOFFMAN