Do Lake Lagunita Salamanders Hold the Chemical Clues for Treating Pain?

Natural poisons, such as the one found in the skin, reproductive glands, and eggs of Taricha torosa (California newt), can be used as 'tools' to study the complex biochemical mechanisms associated with nerve cell conduction. In this talk, Professor Du Bois discusses the potential for creating next-generation pain medicines modeled after agents like the newt toxin.

Speaker: Justin DuBois

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