Scorpion venom is perfectly evolved to make nervous systems go haywire.

蝎子毒液的完美进化会使神经系统失控。

Scorpion venom is a sinister cocktail of toxic substances, some of which are 100000 times more deadly than cyanide.

蝎毒是各种毒素的危险混合物，其中一些致命性要比氰化物高出10万倍。

Researchers injected common house mice with scorpion venom.

研究人员将蝎子毒液注入进常见的家鼠体内。

Meaning that for grasshopper mice, scorpion venom is actually an analgesic.

这对于食蝗鼠而言, 蝎毒实际上是一种止痛剂。

And that is not the only promising science happening with scorpion venom.

这并不是蝎子毒液唯一有前途的科学方向。

They made a tumor paint out of scorpion venom.

他们用蝎子的毒液制作了一种肿瘤涂料。

In addition, a separate pathway did react to the scorpion venom—and it actually temporarily blocked pain signals.

此外, 一种单独的通道也对蝎子毒液起了反应, 实际上是暂时阻止疼痛信号。

Some researchers are also working on using one toxin from scorpion venom to treat brain cancer.

一些研究人员也在研究使用蝎子毒液中的一种毒素来治疗脑癌。

Like if we could understand how scorpion venom causes pain, maybe we could use the same biological pathways to relieve pain.

就像如果我们能理解蝎子毒液是如何引起疼痛的，也许我们可以用同样的生物途径来减轻疼痛。

But in the case of these mice, what they actually have evolved over time is a resistance to the scorpion venom.

但在这些老鼠身上，随着时间的推移，它们实际上进化出了对蝎子毒液的抵抗力。

But the fact that scorpion venom is so good at hijacking the nervous system of mammals might also be useful to us.

但是蝎子毒液如此擅长劫持哺乳动物的神经系统，这一事实也可能对我们有用。

Long story short, it doesn't matter if you're a human or a spider or any other animal, scorpion venom probably has something uniquely awful just for you.

长话短说，不管你是人类、蜘蛛还是任何其他动物，蝎子毒液可能对你有独特的可怕之处。

If we could take just a few pointers from this mouse, maybe doctors could stop prescribing so many opioids, or offer people relief from chronic pain using scorpion venom as a key ingredient.

如果我们能从这只老鼠身上得到一些建议，也许医生可以停止开这么多阿片类药物，或者用蝎子毒液作为关键成分来缓解人们的慢性疼痛。