Potential antidote for jellyfish venom found

[Eldorado]

"Published today, our new research has uncovered a potential antidote for box jellyfish venom. By working with humans cells and the gene-editing tool CRISPR, we identified a common, cheap drug that is already on the market and which could be a candidate for treating box jellyfish stings."

Article at the Conversation: http://theconversation.com/how-we-used-crispr-to-narrow-in-on-a-possible-antidote-to-box-jellyfish-venom-116283

"Molecular dissection of box jellyfish venom cytotoxicity highlights an effective venom antidote"

Abstract at Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09681-1