This tiny fish with fangs can fix our opioid problem

  • 7 years ago
This little fish with big fangs may help scientist develop new painkillers. The fangblenny is a small, colorful fish with fangs half the size of its skull found in the Great Barrier Reef. The fish’s bite is venomous, but its effects can act like a painkiller for humans. Scientists have been considering how the venom may fix current opioid drugs University of Queensland's Head of Venom Evolution Laboratory Bryan Fry