Discovery News: Biophysicist's work with tarantula venom may benefit muscular dystrophy patients

Release Date: August 3, 2010 This content is archived.

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An article on Discovery News looks at tarantula-venom research being conducted by Frederick Sachs, professor of biophysics, who found that instead of causing cellular damage, a small protein in the tarantula toxin initiated a structural health process, and may block the cell reactions that cause muscle degeneration for people with muscular dystrophy.

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