Deadly Australian funnel-web spiders can also kill melanoma cancer cells, study shows By Rachel Riga Sat 6 Oct 2018, 1:17pm The QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute study found peptide — extracted from the venom gland of the Darling Downs funnel-web spider and chemically synthesised — has anti-cancer properties that can kill melanoma cancer cells in … Continue reading Deadly Australian funnel-web spiders can also kill melanoma cancer cells