Hi1a is a peptide found in the venom of the K'gari funnel web spider. The project, which aims to develop the first medication using spider venom to treat heart attacks and protect donor hearts ...

or those needing a new heart,” he said. Prof Nathan Palpant and Prof Glenn King from the University of Queensland undertaking the world-first research on funnel-web spider venom. Picture ...

A group of Australia-based scientists are looking to venom from a deadly native spider to actually save lives, by halting the harmful effects of heart attacks. Researchers used venom from a type of ...