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Amazon scorpion toxin kills breast cancer cells

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Researchers identify a molecule in the toxin of Brotheas amazonicus that acts against breast cancer cells.

The venom of a common species of Amazonian scorpion may give rise to a potential drug for treating a cancer that is one of the leading causes of death in women.

Preliminary results of the study were presented during FAPESP Week France , which took place from June 1012 .

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