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Morphine? Nope. Centipede Venom a Much Less Addictive Way to Kill Pain, Says Chinese Team

posted by cmn32480 on Saturday November 14 2015, @02:55AM   Printer-friendly
from the getting-a-leg-up-on-pain dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

Chinese scientists have found a new chemical compound in the venom of a centipede native to China that can act as a painkiller with no negative side effects like those associated with morphine.

The discovery could potentially help a country's military reduce its reliance on morphine for battleground injuries, or even create an army of soldiers with the ability to fight on after sustaining wounds in combat, pundits say.

"It is completely different from morphine," said Professor Lai Ren, the lead scientist of the study.

"Morphine is only intended for emergency use. It has many side effects and can lead to addiction over the longer-term," added Lai, who works with the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Kunming Institute of Zoology in southern Yunnan province.

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  • (Score: 1) by blackhawk on Saturday November 14 2015, @01:11PM

    by blackhawk (5275) on Saturday November 14 2015, @01:11PM (#263219)

    Finally, I can watch this while having a taste of the giant aquatic black centipede...but then, they do say "Mugwamp jism can't be beat!"

  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Phoenix666 on Saturday November 14 2015, @01:36PM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Saturday November 14 2015, @01:36PM (#263238) Journal

    Ah, now I know where that gibberish upthread comes from. Burroughs, of course. My buddy Dmitri once read out loud from Burroughs on a long train trip in China and after "anal mucus" my ears shut down.

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