#melittin

A 2020 lab study found honeybee venom, which contains the compound melittin, destroyed 2 types of hard to treat breast cancer cells. Melittin, which can be produced synthetically, also reduced cancer cell growth. One venom concentration even killed cancer cells within an hour. – WTF Fun Facts

حتى السُمّ قد يكون علاجًا أحيانًا…

مساء الأنوار،

خبر علميّ: اكتشف العلماء أن سُمَّ نحلِ العسلِ يقتل نوعين فرعيين شرسين من خلايا سرطان الثدي، وفي ذات الوقت يترك الخلايا الطبيعية على حالها؛ يُعرف هذا المُركّب القاتل للخلايا السرطانية باسم الميليتّين (melittin)، طالع المزيد: سُم نحل العسل يقتل خلايا سرطان الثدي [perkins] تصفح الورقة البحثية [Nature].

جدير بالقراءة العقاد وعلامة التعجب..!/ كاظم الموسوي[ألوان عربية] وفيه…

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