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Re:Claude designed protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins by amelius on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:02PM (#50173296)
Leave it to the internet to come up with a new application for a recreational drug.
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Re:Claude designed protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins by monkpit on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:45PM (#50173720)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fentanyl

Approved for medical use in 1968

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Re:Claude designed protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins by aabhay on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:05PM (#50173330)
Fentanyl is widely used in surgery
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Re:Claude designed protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins by waldothedog on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @06:13PM (#50173418)
Had to get fentanyl during a gall bladder issue, only thing that stopped the screaming
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Re:Claude designed protein binders against scorpion neurotoxins by dreamcompiler on Tuesday October 20, 2026 @08:02PM (#50174373)
My paramedic colleagues were using fentanyl decades before you heard of it in a recreational context.
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