Polybia paulista
Polybia paulista | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Vespidae |
Genus: | Polybia |
Species: | Polybia paulista |
Binomial name | |
Polybia paulista | |
Polybia paulista is a species of eusocial wasp that lives in Brazil. According to a new study, this species of wasp contains a special kind of venom that destroys tumors with little or no casualties to its own body cells.[1]
Anti-cancer venom
P. paulista has anti-cancer venom that destroys cancer cells with low deaths among regular cells. In laboratory tests, the poison prevents the notoriously drug-resistant leukaemia from growing, as well as suppressing bladder and prostate cancers.[1] In fact, The Guardian writes:
In fact, MP1 creates big gaps in the cancer cells in just a matter of seconds, quickly killing the cancer cell and its genetic code.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Wasp study finds sting in the tail for cancer cells". Biophysical Journal. The Guardian. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
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