Venom as cancer-fighter

Phys.org (Isle of Man, Aug. 11) -- Bee, snake or scorpion venom could form the basis of a new generation of cancer-fighting drugs, Illinois scientists, led by Dipanjan Pan, a bioengineering professor, will report today. They have devised a method for targeting venom proteins specifically to malignant cells while sparing healthy ones, which reduces or eliminates side effects that the toxins would otherwise cause. Also: The Telegraph (UK, August 11), Drug Discovery & Development (August 11), Business Insider Austrailia (August 11), Nanowerk News (August 12), CNN (August 12), Science Update (AAAS podcast, August 12), India.com (August 12), International Business Times-India Edition (August 12), Lab Manager Magazine (August 11), Net News Ledger (August 12), Laboratory Equipment (August 12), TheHealthSite (August 12), WDIV-TV (Detroit, August 12), News-Medical.net (August 12), Entomology Today (August 11), TIME (August 13), CBS News (August 13), Nature World News (August 12), WREG-TV (Memphis, August 12), WEAR-TV (N.W. Florida/S. Alabama; from CNN, August 13), KMOX-TV (St. Louis, August 13), Monthly Prescribing Reference (August 12), FierceDrugDelivery (August 13), Tech Times (August 12), Red Orbit (August 13), Huffington Post UK (August 12), News on Wellness (August 13), Hindu Business Line (India, August 13), The American Bazaar (August 12), KDVR-TV (from CNN, Denver, August 12), WIBW-13 TV (from CNN; Topeka, Kan., Aug. 14), Chemical & Engineering News (Washington, D.C., Aug. 18), PBS Newshour (Aug. 18), Newsweek (Aug. 20), Metro (Sept. 30).