November 4, 2013 13:00 — 0 Comments

Bringing Light to Brain Tumors: Doctor Uses Scorpion’s Venom to See, Treat Pediatric Brain Tumors

Dr. Jim Olson, a neuro-oncologist at Seattle Children’s Hospital, is using the powerful venom of the Israeli death stalker scorpion to see brain tumors better during surgery. The venom contains a peptide that attaches to cancer cells but leaves healthy tissue untouched. While paired with a fluorescent dye, the peptide becomes what Dr. Olson calls tumor paint, and cancer cells are 100,000 times more visible than they would be in an MRI.

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