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Contact: Lee Siegel
leesiegel@ucomm.utah.edu
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University of Utah
Caption: University of Utah biologist-psychiatrist J. Michael McIntosh in his laboratory, where he and colleagues discovered a previously unrecognized molecule that could serve as a target for new drugs designed to combat severe, chronic nerve pain. Two potential drugs are toxins from ocean-dwelling cone snails that use venom to sting and kill prey such as worms.
Credit: Sulan Luo
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