1,4-Benzoquinone antimicrobial agents against Staphylococcus aureus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis derived from scorpion venom, Edson Norberto Carcamo-Noriega, Shyam Sathyamoorthi, Shibdas ...

Other scorpion venom components have anti-malarial or antibiotic properties. Sontheimer's drug comes from the Buthidae family of scorpions, which can be lethal to humans.

Scientists are investigating if the sting of a scorpion could protect us from future variants of Covid. That’s what a group of scientists from Aberdeen University and the Suez Canal University ...

With scorpion venom reportedly fetching huge dollars, some "farmers" are rushing to cash in. But what’s it being used for, and does the science stack up?