In the Laboratory (IMAGE)

University of Utah

In the Laboratory

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University of Utah biologist-psychiatrist J. Michael McIntosh in his laboratory, where he and colleagues discovered a previously unrecognized molecule that could serve as a target for new drugs designed to combat severe, chronic nerve pain. Two potential drugs are toxins from ocean-dwelling cone snails that use venom to sting and kill prey such as worms.

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Sulan Luo

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