Venom & Epilepsy: Can a Spider Save a Human Life? with Dr Dani Rojas

What if the deadliest spiders on Earth held the key to healing our hearts and calming our brains?Meet Dr Dani Rojas Azofeipa, biologist, venom hunter, and pioneer in “drug discovery by evolution.” Growing up in Costa Rica, Dani chased critters for fun; today, she extracts peptides from funnel-web spiders and tests them on patient-derived mini-brains to fight epilepsy, stroke, and heart attacks.This is a podcast about her journey!More about Science Behind the Glass: www.sciencebehindtheglass.comSubscribe and follow us:Instagram: sciencebehindtheglass X: @sbtg_podcast @daniesguerra @LINDAHE1988FB Science behind the Glass

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