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Daniel Smith & Ketsuda Phoutinane

Back pain breakthrough as sea anemone poison could be 'antidote' to misery

People suffering from back pain could potentially find relief from a recently discovered sea anemone neurotoxin, new research reports.

The toxin found in venomous sea anemones, a group of predatory marine animals, was recently discovered by researchers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).

The previously unknown poison is one of 84 that makes up the stinging cells found in the animals' structure.

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