/oss/taxonomy/term/5288/all en /oss/article/history-general-science/curious-about-curare <hr /> <p><em>Olivia Fraser Barsby is a biology and anthropology student at şÚÁϲ»´ňěČ University, specializing in conservation, ecology, evolution and behaviour. </em></p> <hr /> <p>Blowdart poison and modern anaesthesia: at first glance, you might not think they have much in common. And that’s fair—their connection runs further and deeper than I’d ever imagined. But hey, surgery would look a heck of a lot different today without this relationship—all thanks to “curare.”</p> Thu, 18 Mar 2021 15:10:00 +0000 Olivia Fraser Barsby, Student Contributor 8659 at /oss