Not all spider venoms are created equal. Some are harmless to people, while others can be deadly. A chemistry professor who has studied spider venom for two decades explains how his team uncovered the deadly mechanism behind recluse spider toxin.
https://theconversation.com/how-does-spider-venom-damage-human-cells-researchers-uncover-the-killer-mechanism-of-recluse-spider-toxin-279903
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