Mind-controlling molecules from wasp venom could someday help Parkinson`s patients
(PHYSorg.com Chemistry)

After being stung by a parasitic wasp, the American cockroach loses control of its behavior, becoming host to the wasp`s egg. Days later, the hatchling consumes the cockroach alive. While this is a gruesome process for the cockroach, scientists now report in ACS` journal Biochemistry the discovery of a new family of peptides in the wasp`s venom that could be key to controlling roach minds, and might even help researchers develop better Parkinson`s disease treatments.