Credit: CC0 Public Domain The venom of a common species of Amazonian scorpion may give rise to a potential drug for treating a cancer that is one of the leading causes of death in women. Researchers at the University of São Paulo's Ribeirão Preto School of Pharmaceutical Sciences (FCFRP-USP) in Brazil have identified a molecule in the toxin of Brotheas amazonicus that acts against breast cancer cells similarly to a common chemotherapy drug. Preliminary res