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Georgia Institute of Technology Research News

Scorpion Venom 1 (of 2)

Caption: Julia Kubanek, Nael McCarty (left to right standing) and Christopher Thompson (seated) use a high-performance liquid chromatograph to extract the novel GaTx1 peptide from the complex venom of the Giant Israeli Scorpion, Leiurus quinquestriatus hebraeus.

Credit: Georgia Tech Photo: Gary Meek

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