# The secrets of spider venom

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxGalway
- Speaker: Michel Dugon
- Year: 2017
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Biology, Medicine and health
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/michel_dugon_the_secrets_of_spider_venom)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Spider venom can stop your heart within minutes, cause unimaginable pain -- and potentially save your life, says zoologist Michel Dugon. With a live tarantula on his arm, Dugon explains the medical properties of their potent toxin and how it might be used to produce the next generation of antibiotics.

## Lectures

1. [The secrets of spider venom](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/michel_dugon_the_secrets_of_spider_venom/000ff409822a), 13 min (TED's player)