The ominous reason a science student was blocked from painkiller research

Scientists have expressed frustration after an international student was blocked from continuing research into potential new painkillers due to concerns it could be used to develop weapons of mass destruction.

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“I think the word venom is what got them caught up,” Professor Glenn King, from the School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences at The University of Queensland told Ross and Russel on 3AW Breakfast.

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