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Michel Dugon: The secrets of spider venom
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Spider venom can stop your heart within minutes, cause unimaginable pain — and potentially save your life, says zoologist Michel Dugon. As a tarantula crawls up and down his arm, Dugon explains the medical properties of this potent toxin and how it might be used to produce the next generation of antibiotics.
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TED.com
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Tedtalks;TED;Talks;biology;science;TEDx;insects;medicine;animals;medical research;future;microbes;nature;microbiology;TED2017;2017
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