Scientists studying snouts of bizarre star-nosed moles find genes that could be the key to beating pain

Scientists studying snouts of bizarre star-nosed moles find genes that could be the key to beating pain | Mail Online: "One of the world’s ugliest creatures could hold the key to beating chronic pain, scientists believe.



The star-nosed mole, which boasts a bizarre snout fringed by 22 waggling tentacles that are highly sensitive to touch, could lead to new painkillers for people whose lives are blighted by arthritis and other conditions that leave them in constant pain."