Afghanistan: The Afghan Scorpion Farmer Harvesting Valuable Venom for International Buyers

Mar 5, 2020 | Kern Hendricks, National
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Scorpion venom is highly prized among medical researchers. “Not all the venom components of scorpions are dangerous to humans, and there are actually many components with useful potential applications in medicine,” says Dr Lourival Possani, a biotech researcher from the National Autonomous University of Mexico.