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Fraser Barton

REVEALED: Aust octopus venom may treat melanoma | Vintage Vibes

Research shows an octopus peptide may be developed into a cancer-targeted treatment for melanoma. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

An Australian burrowing octopus species has a compound in its venom that could provide a non-toxic treatment for skin cancers, according to a study.

The southern sand octopus, also known as octopus kaurna, had its peptides analysed in a pre-clinical study by researchers at the QIMR Berghofer Institute.

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