The secrets of spider venom

Name: The secrets of spider venom
Uploaded: 2017-09-21T00:00:00.000Z
Duration: 12 min
Description: Spider venom can stop your heart within minutes, cause unimaginable pain -- and potentially save your life, says zoologist Michel Dugon. With a live tarantula on his arm, Dugon explains the medical properties of their potent toxin and how it might be used to produce the next generation of antibiotics.

TEDxGalway 2017Sep 201712 min1883122 views

Speaker

Michel DugonScientist & Inventor | The Future of Biomimicry

About this talk

Spider venom can stop your heart within minutes, cause unimaginable pain -- and potentially save your life, says zoologist Michel Dugon. With a live tarantula on his arm, Dugon explains the medical properties of their potent toxin and how it might be used to produce the next generation of antibiotics.